Riomaggiore

Riomaggiore
Riomaggiore
	— Comune —
Comune di Riomaggiore
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	; Riomaggiore Location of Riomaggiore in Italy
	Coordinates: 44°06′N 09°45′E / 44.1°N 9.75°E
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Province	La Spezia (SP)
Frazioni	Groppo, Manarola, Volastra
	Government
- Mayor	Gianluca Pasini
	Area
- Total	10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
	Population (31 December 2008)
- Total	1,694
- Density	169.4/km2 (438.7/sq mi)
- Demonym	Riomaggioresi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	19017
Dialing code	0187
Patron saint	St. John the Baptist
Saint day	June 24

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Riomaggiore (Rimasùu in the local language) is a village and comune 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.

Riomaggiore, the first village of the Cinque Terre.

View from above, with other Cinque Terre villages in the distance.

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.