Ma il 6 Gennaio 2012 un gruppo di artisti si è ritrovato a Vernazza per donare al paese un tono di colore e di speranza. Le porte sono state ridipinte durante una giornata di festa.

Ve le presentiamo in questa bellissima gallery filtrata con Instagram e ringraziamo per le foto originali:

• Luca Termite
• L’associazione Vernazza Futura http://vernazzafutura.blogspot.com/
• Diamo una mano a ripulire Vernazza http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Diamo-una-mano-a-ripulire-Vernazza/139681949466634

P.S. Ci scusiamo in anticipo se non ci sono tutte..

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Le nuove porte di Vernazza: Colore e Speranza is a post from: √ Cinque Terre Blog

On contrary 2012 will be the renaissance of Vernazza where, since the very first minute after the flood, nobody spent one tear more than necessary and everyone is working hard to return back our wounded towns into the beauty that made them beloved worldwide. In these past 2 months an enormous amount of debrees and mud have been carried away, the town is starting to looks a bit more normal..A wedding has been celebrated on Dec. 10th; the doors of the first floors, 100% of them wiped out in one minute by the wild river, have been replaced with temporary plywood doors and they will be ALL painted by local artists on Jan 6th 2012 (see also http://vernazzafutura.blogspot.com/2012/01/un-arcobaleno-di-solidarieta-per.html).  Signs of strong wish of return to normality.
But will it be enough?
The huge amount of money needed combined with the logistic conditions and environmental difficulties make the job extremely hard..and the clock is running fast toward the beginning of the touristic season.

The Municipality has’nt taken an official position yet, we actually think it’s not possible to have one and -of course- we don’t want to gamble with predictions in matters that involve people’s lifestyle and livelihood, we just want to aks a question in name of all the small business of the other towns.

The strenght of  the “CINQUE TERRE” brand, has unexpectedly turned into weakness. The very first message “Flood in the 5 Terre, the Cinque Terre don’t exist anymore” left the sign. Too few (even among tour operators and travel agents) are aware that only Vernazza (completely) and Monterosso (seriously but partially) have been hitted. The flood is indeed affecting every business of the 5 Terre and of the entire province, so we do believe it’s a fair question..Will Vernazza be ready for tourists in 2012?

The answer is likely NO. That’s my personal opinion and perception. Assuming that a part of the town itself could be accessible, the problem would be to conciliate tourism and construction sites, to supply a decent level of services and, more than all, to have secured the upper part of the town and the surrounding hills, almost destroyed by more than 100 landlsides.

That said..we want to engage a bit more the public with this POLL (that will remain active until the end of February) and try to understand what the scenario will be in case…

2012: The 5 terre after the flood -POLL- is a post from: √ Cinque Terre Blog

Ecco poi uno spezzone della trasmissione del “LA7″ del 22 Dicembre “L’Aria Che Tira” girata a Vernazza.

Poi vogliamo rinnovare invito a tutti gli amanti delle 5 Terre a contribuire e aiutare le popolazioni colpite comprando un PiXEL per Vernazza. La ricostruzione di vernazza è cominciata, dal virtuale al reale. Con solo 25 Euro di donazione avrete un link permanente al vostro sito web o al vostro profilo Facebook o Twitter e sarete ricordati per sempre come sponsor della ricostruzione.

Il concetto alla base del progetto è la corrispondenza fra la ricostruzione virtuale del borgo -che avviene con l’acquisto di pixel di una foto di Vernazza alluvionata - e quella reale – il denaro raccolto viene investito per progetti di ricostruzione e/o acquisto di beni necessari alla popolazione.
Visivamente, la foto di Vernazza alluvionata verrà sostituita pixel dopo pixel, come in un puzzle, da una foto della splendida Vernazza conosciuta da tutto il mondo..

da così	a così

Allo stesso tempo, i blocchi di pixel acquistati dagli "sponsor"
della ricostruzione diventano dei LINK ai loro siti web o profili Facebook e Twitter:
un riconoscimento duraturo nel tempo per il contributo dato

I contributi raccolti sono gestiti dal “Gruppo Emergenza Alluvione” della Pubblica Assistenza Croce Bianca Riomaggiore ONLUS ( http://aid.cinqueterre.com/it/riomaggiore-una-giornata-in-pubblica-assistenza.html )

Natale a Vernazza: 60 giorni dopo l’alluvione is a post from: √ Cinque Terre Blog

“Buy VIRTUAL pixels, help REAL people”

That’s the clear and effective motto of the site.

Starting at just 25 Euro for a block of 10 x 10 pixels you can buy a piece of a Vernazza’s  picture and contribute to a real project of reconstruction.
The concept is to trasform the purchase of a VIRTUAL block of pixels into a REAL donation for REAL help to rebuild Vernazza and make it looking as it was

FROM THIS	TO THIS

The flooded Vernazza will be covered by the new picture, point by point, while people buy the pixels, bringing back Vernazza to its beauty.
At the same time the areas of pixels bought will become a permanent link to the website of the buyer, a nice and effective sponsorship.

See it in action clicking on the “BUY PIXELS” button: GO, DONATE AND GET YOUR LINK NOW!!

For a “Featured Sponsorship” with exposure of your BRAND/LOGO a minimum of 30×30 pixel area is requested.

Enjoy it, this is a presentation video:

The funds are managed by the “Pubblica Assistenza Croce Bianca Riomaggiore ONLUS” a ‘non- profit’ org. located in Riomaggiore http://aid.cinqueterre.com/about

Buy PiXELS and help Vernazza is a post from: √ Cinque Terre Blog

In the meantime we’ve set up this site to receive your donation for the Cinque Terre».

The donation are managed by the non-profit local organization “Pubblica Assistenza” Riomaggiore-Manarola, a basic and localized org. which is managing the 5terre emergency.

We can directly help those in most need with our knowledge of the area and sea, doing this much faster and more efficiently than the larger institutions.

That’s an important point, please share this information, we need your HELP!

Donation for the Cinque Terre flood is a post from: √ Cinque Terre Blog

We all hope that it will not make the situation worse. See below a new video of the devastation with cars and trucks wiped out by the flood. Some new details seem indicate that ther’ve been at least 2 big landslides detached from the high and steep hills above Vernazza, exactly from the “road of Sanctuaries”, the most recent road builded acros the 80′s to connect Manarola (already reached by the road in the 70′s) with Corniglia and Vernazza.
As this article seems suppose, the road could be the origin (and the cause) of the lanslides that made the flood so devastating.
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[AGGIORNAMENTO 01/11]
La decima vittima dell’alluvione è stata ritrovata oggi a Borghetto Vara mentre il Presidente della Repubblica Giorgio Napolitano in un messaggio al sindaco di Monterosso Angelo Betta ha elogiato l’eroico altruismo di Sandro Usai, il volontario morto a Monterosso, e ha confermato l’avvio della procedura per il conferimento della medaglia d’oro al valore civile.
Torna a fare paura la pioggia che è prevista molto forte per il prossimo weekend. In teoria si potrebbero verificare condizioni simili a quelle del 25 ottobre, Vernazza trema.
Previsioni Meteo Cinque Terre ->
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[AGGIORNAMENTO 31/10]
Oggi a caterpillar (Radio rai 2) intervistato il sindaco di Vernazza Vincenzo Resasco, ecco qui sotto l’audio dell’intervista

I lavori procedono con grande impegno, c’è una gran voglia di tornare alla normalità.
Lo sbocco a mare del torrente esondato martedì scorso ( è la prima volta nella storia di Vernazza che ciò accade) è stato riaperto, ma naturalmente sul percorso restano molte migliaia di metri cubi di detriti che richiederanno molto tempo per essere rimossi.
E’ stata riaperta la linea ferroviaria ma solo su un binario e solo per treni merci e a lunga percorrenza a velocità ridotta; non è possibile per i passeggeri scendere e salire a Vernazza che resta raggiungibile solo via mare.
Le 5 terre intanto chiedono aiuto agli Stati Uniti; proposta all’ambasciatore USA a Roma David Thorne un’iniziativa che prevede un “buono vacanza” per i turisti americani che effettueranno un versamento in denaro per la ricostruzione.
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[UPDATE 30/10]
Just another incredible video today, and the 9th victim of the flood found in Monterosso, the first volounteer killed by the mud wave..

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[UPDATE 29/10]
US citizens can make a donation using Paypal and the major Credit Card, here’s a link to Red Cross Foundation http://cri.it/flex/FixedPages/EN/Donazioni.php/L/EN.

2 more videos to add testimonials to the terrible event.
Today electricity is back in Vernazza and Monterosso, the motorway are all opened but trafic is slow.
Also one track of the railway has been reactivated and the vice-major Leonardini said that there will be huge restauration but no evacuation will be acted, except, eventually for a short time. In this case the other villages ( remind that Riomaggiore, Manarola and Corniglia are intact) have offered hospitality to their brothers in trouble. In the meantime one house collapsed in the “Muro” fraction of Vernazza.
People is working very hard and Monterosso has partially changed after the catastrophic view of the first day, everyone is doing 200% of his best: no cry, no loud complain, just dig.
Unfortunately the number of casualties have increased to 8 and still an unprecised number of people ( 7-10) is missing in the zone affected by the flood.



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[UPDATE 28/10/2011]
Vernazza to be evacuated? it’s a possible evolution of the near future since several houses seem to be severely damaged, still there’s no water, no gas and no electricity. Today estimates says 35.000 cubic meters of debrees (!) have to be removed from the main street of the town, a new river-bed in place of the old one…One big Caterpillar taken in place by the Navy is operating near the seaside ( Piazza Marconi) where the space is wide enough; inside, only small buldozzer can acceede the internal street, it will be a long way to the recover.
The major of Vernazza said earlier today that Vernazza’s drama is understimated by local press and asked for HELP.
In the meantime some new videos (see here below) keep coming from eyewitness of these terrible moments when fear and impotence were mixed in an dramatically unforgettable experience..
Follow Cinque Terre on Twitter or become our FB fan: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cinque-Terre/272473763949 for updates

MONTEROSSO: the day after…

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[UPDATE 27/10/2011]
For our international guests some information for the next days:
The Town of Vernazza is unreachable because the road has been destroyed and the railway line is still under several meters of debrees. (see the picture below)
These link is to the last “TRENITALIA” schedule updated:

LONG DISTANCE: http://www.fsnews.it/cms-file/allegati/fsnews/Provvedimenti_Giorno_27_ottobre_2011.pdf

GENOVA-LA SPEZIA AND VICE VERSA: http://www.fsnews.it/cms-file/allegati/fsnews/La_Spezia_Ge_271011_B.pdf

CHECK later for updates.

More info on http://www.viaggiatreno.it/viaggiatreno/vt.html

Vernazza is the worse situation, it’s reachable only by boat and it’s a risky challenge since the harbour is filled with cars, trees, rocks, sunken boats and everything taken down by the fury of mud.
Vernazza has paid the worse tribute to the flood with 3 people missing, almost certainly died. Children have been evacuated and kept in the municipality hall, several houses are severely damaged and will need investigation.
Gas is over, water supply is over, electricity is partially over as well as comunications (phones, mobile and internet)
From Manarola and Riomaggiore a long column of small boats starts every morning to supply basic stuff such as food, medicines, water. Tomorrow ( 28/10) some diesel fuel will be taken ito supply a couple of small caterpillar already in place to try to move a part of the ENORMOUS amount of stones, trees and debrees that have dramatically changed the sealine and the heart of Vernazza. In this moment and for several month to come Vernazza is “on the knees”, most of the people has lost EVERYTHING, the entire economy is vanished..and that’s the reason why we need toursts to keep coming, to help us to recover. We’ll remake Vernazza and Monterosso more beautiful than before but we need everyone’s help.

COMPARISON PIC before and after:
see this twitter status for a dramatic comparison
Aereal view
Vernazza Harbour

The flood in Monterosso has also caused a terrible situation wit one died. A little bit better than Vernazza, due to the conformation of the town, wide and flat, the flooded area is already reachable and caterpillars have started to dig and move the enormous amount of debrees..
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Documentata in foto e video la terribile tragedia dell’alluvione di oggi 25 ottobre, che ha colpito i borghi rivieraschi di Monterosso e Vernazza (dove si contano 2 dispersi) Levanto e Bonassola e più nell’interno la Val di Vara..ecco un’ultim’ora:

(AGI) – La Spezia, 25 ott. – Sale a 8 il numero dei dispersi per l’alluvione nello Spezzino. Una palazzina composta da due abitazioni adiacenti e’ crollata in localita’ Cassana di Brugnato, in Val di Vara. Al momento una ragazza e’ stata estratta viva dalle macerie ma altre tre persone che abitavano nella casa risultano disperse e Vigili del fuoco e uomini della Protezione civile stanno cercando sotto le macerie. Altre tre persone risultano disperse a Borghetto Vara inghiottite dal fiume e altre due persone risulterebbero disperse a Vernazza.
Si trovavano all’interno della vettura che secondo alcuni testimoni sarebbe stata inghiottita dal fango. (AGI)

AGGIORNAMENTO DEL 26/10/2011 ore 18.00
A Vernazza mancano all’appello 3 persone, con molta probabilità decedute; il centro del paese è una distesa di detriti, la strada non esiste più; la ferrovia è interrotta, seppellita da un monte di detriti; nessun collegamento è possibile eccetto via mare; mancano luce acqua e gas, gli impianti sono completamente distrutti.
Negli altri borghi (Riomaggiore e Manarola) non colpiti dal disastro si è coordinato un censimento dei posti letto disponibili per l’ospitalità degli sfollati, circa 80 posti letto sono stati reperiti presso gli affittacamere e gli hotel risparmiati; in caso di bisogno contattare la P.A. Manarola allo 0187 920266.

Alluvione alle Cinque Terre foto e video is a post from: √ Cinque Terre Blog

Nato nel 2007 come estensione del Festival Andersen di Sestri Levante, FestivalAria si è decisamente evoluto assumendo una dimensione a carattere internazionale.

Le caratteristiche del borgo di Vernazza, decisamente più difficili degli ampi spazi ariosi di Sestri rappresentano una sfida tanto complessa quanto stimolante ..

L’idea di Aria è proprio questa: sperimentare nuove forme di spettacolo, in cui l’arte e le tecniche si adattano e vengono pensate appositamente per il territorio e lo scenario in cui si svolgono.

e il risultato in termini di spettacolo è decisamente appagante.

Nonostante le difficoltà economiche globali e la crisi culturale in atto nel nostro paese, negli ultimi anni il levante ligure ha saputo produrre eventi culturali di grande qualità e intensità; accanto ad AriaFestival e al Festival Andersen vogliamo citare U-mana festival, nato da soli 2 anni , già divenuto un evento “cult” dell’estate alle 5 Terre

Scaricate il programma completo della manifestazione da qui:
http://www.ariafestival.it/blog/wp-includes/images/Vernazza2011.pdf 

Ecco un video dell’edizione 2010:

Il festival Aria a Vernazza – 11 Settembre 2011 is a post from: √ Cinque Terre Blog

Another video of Vernazza is a post from: √ Cinque Terre Blog

Cliff jumping in the Cinque Terre (video) is a post from: √ Cinque Terre Blog

Dennis has been president of the Hawaii Geographic Society since 1986 and led his first two Europe tours in 1987. Since then he has formed his own travel company and conducted over 35 tours throughout Europe, as well as 9 tours in the Americas, doing most of the lecturing and coordinating the logistics while shooting video every step of the way. you can find a full article written while shooting this video on http://starbulletin.com/2006/05/07/travel/story01.html

Video: Vernazza Cinque Terre (english) is a post from: √ Cinque Terre Blog