Riomaggiore Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

This is a view looking across the village of Riomaggiore toward the mountain that rises to the south of the main part of the village. Riomaggiore is a village and a commune in the province of La Spezia, situated in a small valley in the Liguria region of Italy. It is the first of the Cinque Terre one meets coming from La Spezia.
The village, dating from the early thirteenth century, is known for its historic character and its wine, produced by the town's vineyards. Riomaggiore is in the Riviera di Levante region and has shoreline on the Mediterranean's Gulf of Genoa, with a small beach and a wharf framed by tower houses. Riomaggiore has one or two roads where people socialise, but most of the life at night can be found at the Bar Centrale.
The village is also famous for having numerous aquariums and zoos, all with native Italian animals and sealife in them.
The Via dell'Amore is a path connecting Riomaggiore to its frazione Manarola, also part of the Cinque Terre.
Riomaggiore is the most southern village of the five Cinque Terre, all connected by trail. The water and mountainside have been declared national parks.

Charo, pierrefonds, saxo042, snunney, mikolaj_kawa, jlbrthnn, Cricri, emilbo, fanni has marked this note useful

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Charo (31671) 2009-10-21 15:21

Hello Asa,
Beautiful view of the village with its houses literally hanging on the hill.
Excellent light and great colors and details.
Best wishes,
Charo

torre (891) 2009-10-21 15:34

Hello Asa. Beautiful place. Nice shot
Regards
Arlindo

pierrefonds (26231) 2009-10-21 17:18

Hi Asa,

The point of view from the village toward the mountain is giving depth to the composition. It is also allowing me to see the details and colors of the houses and buildings of the village. The afternoon light is enhancing the different tints of colors of the scenery. Have a nice day.

Pierre

saxo042 (15592) 2009-10-21 22:35

Hi Asa,
There is a certain fine softness over the terraced hill and the houses are climbing upwards as a natural part of the environment. The flowers in the right corner provide a nice colour contrast.
Kind regards
Gunnar

snunney (34800) 2009-10-22 0:42

Hello Asa,
A good perspective over this interesting little village. I like the inclusion of the lovely blossoms in the foreground; they make a nice contrast with the red roofs. Very good colours and clarity.

jplebrun (16902) 2009-10-22 4:54

Bonjour Asa
très belle photo de cette petite ville construite à flanc de montagne, les couleurs sont très belles, belle présentation
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

mikolaj_kawa (30019) 2009-10-22 11:19

Hello Asa! Amazing cityscape, wonderful panorama. Nice light and bright, superb colours, splendid effect. Well done!

batalay (20882) 2009-10-23 0:43

Hello Asa,

From the thumbnail, I had wondered if this might not be a scene from Cinque Terre. It is a wonderful shot of the layered backdrop, taking the eye up to what appears to be a church at the peak of the hill.

Warm regards from Virginia,

Bulent

gunbud (27819) 2009-10-23 16:59

Hi Asa,
Love this crowded village on the steep hillside.
Wonderful colors to the traditional rooftops and nice contrast between the lush green hills and vivid blue sky.
I guess very little real eastate goes unsued in Europe.
Regards, Tom

jlbrthnn (37817) 2009-10-25 6:43

Hello Asa,
The rise starts agreeably with these flowers well placed at the corner of the composition. A beautiful naturally coloured and clear image, which is extremely well enlightened. It is a photograph which invites to the visit of this superb place. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

darek1978 (11175) 2009-10-26 6:31

Hi Asa,
A truly impressive sight, but I think the most impressive thing with this picture is the amazing sharpness and the well handled ligh. Well done!
Thanks for sharing,
Darek

cfreire (11647) 2009-10-27 15:05

Hi Asa,
Beautiful shot well composed with several houses spread for mount above. The vegetation with nice nice green's scale framed this houses well and results in a good presentation. Well done. Regards, Consuelo

raszid62 (3045) 2009-10-27 15:42

Hello
I was there in 2002. Very beauty town in amazing place.
This bougenvilla on first plane is avery good idea.
Splendid sharpness
Best regards
joseph

Cricri (43092) 2009-10-28 12:35

Hi Asa
Tout le charme d'un petit village italie a flanc de la montagne joliment présenter et cadrer de fleurs mauve, dans un joli ensemble de couleurs naturels
Friendship
cricri

emilbo (9347) 2009-11-06 6:23

Salut Asa,
Le bel éclairage et la qualité d'image mettent bien en valeur ce magnifique village en montagne. Belle prise de vue et superbe harmonie de couleurs. Le bouquet de fleurs en bas à droite contribue à la beauté de la photo.
Félicitations!... et bonne fin de semaine,
Emilius

fanni (8737) 2009-11-09 2:14

Hello Asa,
this looks like a "triangular" composition :) Very good! I like this very picturesque perspective; and it's really nice to see the blue sky as well :)
Whenever I see such views I wonder: what does it feel like to live in such places...?
Very best wishes,
Elena

Photo Information

Copyright: Asa Jernigan (asajernigan) (14098)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-25
Categories: Nature, Architecture
Camera: Canon EOS 50D, Canon 10-22 EF-S f/3.5-4.5 USM, DIGITAL Circular P.L.D. 72mm
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: Italy, Switzerland & France 2009
Date Submitted: 2009-10-21 14:57