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Gateway to the Cinque Terre, Levanto<\/strong> is a charming little town, relatively quiet among its green hills, with sandy beaches and old buildings.
From its train station, linked to several car parks, you can easily reach the Cinque Terre by train (parking costs about \u20ac15 for 8 hours).<\/p>\n

Heritage<\/h2>\n

The historic centre of Levanto is crossed by Via Garibaldi<\/strong>, where most of the shops and the old houses are found.
A medieval loggia<\/strong> dates back to the 13th century; it welcomed merchants in the Middle Ages.
The church of Saint Andrew<\/strong>, from the early 13th century, has a beautiful two-tone fa\u00e7ade, with bands of white Carrara marble and green stone, a Romanesque bell tower and works preserved inside, including frescoes.
From the outside you can see Saint George’s Castle<\/strong>, now private, standing on a height, with its keep, an old fortress from the 11th and 12th centuries, reinforced by the Genoese in the 13th century.
Today’s Piazza Cavour<\/strong>, the main square, was originally inside the 17th-century Poor Clares’ convent.
Remains of the medieval ramparts, reinforced until the 16th century, still stand, including a gate and tower.
On the fa\u00e7ades of the houses you can discover “grotesques”, at the corner of via Garibaldi and via Vinzoni.<\/p>\n\n\n

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View over Levanto, path to Monterosso<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n

Levanto’s large main beach is sandy and also suitable for water sports. Further north is Vallesanta beach, then coves along the ciclopedonale<\/em>, often rocky.
To the south there are other small coves.<\/p>\n

Ideas for excursions around Levanto<\/h2>\n

To the north you can easily reach Bossanola and Framura by train, with pretty coves, and to the south you reach the Cinque Terre, made up of the villages of Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore.<\/p>\n