Monterosso al Mare is a town in the province of La Spezia and is the westernmost of the countries that make up the Cinque Terre. It is centrally situated in a small bay natural, protected by a small artificial reef and it is part of Mountain Community of Riviera Spezzina and the National Park of the Cinque Terre. The oldest part of the country is gathering below the castle, in the valley of the river Buranco, then the country has developed on the other side of the river and the plan dell'insenatura bounded on the east from the tip Crowns and west from the cliff of the tower Aurora.