The rests of castle (sec. XV-XVI) erected on the hill of Cerrico,
to the north-west of the country, in defense of the invasions saracene testify the history of Riomaggiore.
Of it two round towers are still very visible and perimetrali wall them that have been restored.
Easy accessible E' from the center of the country covering via Money. In the high part of the village,
in a piazzetta from which a beautiful panorama is enjoyed, the Saint Giovanni made Batiste is situated
parochial of to erect from Antonio Fieschi, bishop of Luni and brother-in-law of Luchino
Visconti in 1340 in order to facilitate the prayer to the inhabitants otherwise forced to o to
Manarola or Montenero. The intitolazione to Saint Giovanni Batiste seems is due to one reliquia
miraculous receipt from Antonio Fieschi to Genoa. To the “Magistri Antelami” Lombardic maestranze
but from always to the service of Genoa, that nearly all carried their contribution the churches of Cinque Terre,
were entrusted the assignment of the construction.
Of relief they are the two pointed portali on making the east side and the monofore part of the original structure.
Dated E' the 1870 restructure of the facade rifared in neogotico style (the rosone is originates them but ritessuto)
and the lengthening of the building of one lived. Inner to three navate uniforms from it arches pointed, are guarded
some pregevoli works between which the “preech of the Batiste”, such attributed to Domenico Fiasella,
and crocifisso lingeo of Anton Maria Maragagliano. In the nail head to the left of the presbiterio
a beautiful one moderates on wood of a 1480 sormonta rinascimentale portale. The trittico is of
the Master of Five Lands, painter ignoto that it operated in the zone of the XV sec., represents
the Madonna with the child between the S.S. Rocco and Sebastiano. Just in 1480, as the Formentini cites,
a pestilenza was taken place and is, clearly votiva the essence of this work that invoca beyond to the
Vergine Knows Rocco to you and Sebastiano venera you during the epidemics. Worthy of attention it is
also the mechanical organ dated Agati 1851. Not far away from the church it is the house,
like testifies one lapide, in which soggiornò Telemaco Miss.s, founder of the current of the Macchiaioli.
Feeding via of the Sanctuary it is come down to the oratory of Disciplines of the XVI sec. entitled to
S.Antonio, on the altar, a trittico of the Second the 400 half of representing the madonna with the
child between the S.S. Giovanni Battista and Domenico. Near the castle the small oratory of S. Rocco is found.
