Vernazza Harbour

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People swim in the harbor of Vernazza, a tourist town in the Cinque Terre.

Cinque Terre’s only natural harbor has breathtaking views out over the water, and provides the best open-air amusement in Vernazza. Here you can bask on a tiny beach, head off on a boat trip, or just linger over the day’s fresh catch and a glass of Italian’s finest at one of the al fresco restaurants facing the water’s edge.

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