Hi has anyone that’s been to Manarola as a tourist have access to the cemetery to take photos and have good views of the tiny houses on the cliff? I am planning to reach there early morning around 8.30am. Are the doors open 24hours?
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Edmonds, WA 🌨 ☂
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I have not been there, but according to this source--- https://www.triphobo.com/places/manarola-italy/manarola-cemetery--- it is open 24hrs.
Saw another article that it is monitored to prevent picnics
Posted by
Vignola, Modena, Italy
501 posts
Usually cemeteries in Italy are open to anybody, following the normal behavior rules you follow in a church or sacred place (no shouting, respect for prayers, respect for the place...).
Due to COVID is possible there are admittance restrictions, to avoid crowd.
The Manarola cemetery in fact was to be closed to tourists in 2018, because too many people where not respecting the graveyard: pic-nic on the graves, people in swimsuit and so on. I don't find any news about the normal timetable and admittance: last news is in 2018 when the Townhall was looking for volunteers to guard the cemetery.
Posted by
Minnesota 🎒
15802 posts
If you can't access the cemetery, don't despair 'cuz there are plenty of places to get great shots of Manarola. I got my fave from right about the "Manarola B" location indicated on the map in this photography site:
https://www.pixinfocus.com/cinque-terre-best-photography-spots/#Map_of_Cinque_Terre
I'll also note that a great many of the pix you've seen of the CT villages have been shot on vivid/boosted-color settings. The buildings, while colorful, are not as saturated in hue as they appear in many published shots. I shot a range of both natural and vivid settings, and you'll probably want to do the same.