Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy 14 Nov 2024

Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy

Known for its pastel houses cascading down to the Mediterranean Sea, Manarola, seen in today"s image, looks like a place straight out of a fairytale. Perched on the rugged cliffs of Italy"s Ligurian coast, it"s one of the five villages that make up Cinque Terre National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The name "Manarola" might have evolved from the Latin "Magna rota," which became "Magna roea" in the local dialect. It means "large wheel," a nod to the village"s historical mill wheel. Believed to be the oldest village in the Cinque Terre, dating to 1338, Manarola"s history is rooted in fishing and winemaking. Sciacchetrà, a dessert wine unique to this area, has long been immortalised in the verses of Italian poets.

© John_Silver/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

High above the Aegean Sea
14 Nov 2023Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

More Desktop Wallpapers:

22 Sep 2024Autumn equinox
21 May 2025International Tea Day
A sea of humanity
2 Apr 2024Beech trees and anemone wildflowers, Jutland, Denmark
27 Aug 2025World Lake Day
3 May 2025Happy International Astronomy Day!
19 Apr 2024Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
Teeming with trout
4 Oct 2024World Space Week begins
20 Feb 2025Red deer, Canada
Nap your worries away
A beacon in the golden light
Lighting up the Badlands
This ‘snow’ never melts
14 Feb 2024Valentines Day
25 Mar 2025Tolkien Reading Day
Keep practising, little guy
15 Jun 2024Trooping the Colour
12 Aug 2025World Elephant Day
A show of prehistoric hands
24 May 2024European Day of Parks
Huddled and hunting
Nature at its colourful best
27 Jun 2024Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy
11 Feb 2025Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China
A chocolate lovers favourite fruit
1 Sep 2024Totally Thames Festival, London
A rock giant
Magnificent moss, magnified
21 Jun 2025Summer solstice