Riomaggiore

It raises at the mouth of a rapid Apennine stream, the Romans' "Rivus Major", today covered and paved. According to the tradition, this village was first built in the 8th century when a group of Achaeans, escaped from the persecution of the Byzantine emperor Leo III, found shelter there.
The nice walk from the top of the village to the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Monte Nero (Black Mount Madonna) offers a wonderful view of the Cinque Terre.