Riomaggiore, the first village arriving from the South, has the classic structure of a Ligurian seaside village with its tall, narrow, colourful houses built up on the hillside. Despite its seaside appearance the village originated as a farming village in the middle of the thirteenth century. Winding streets, narrow alleyways and small squares characterise the historic centre. The splendid marina often depicted in Telemaco Signorini’s
