Il Gigante
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L_K1509
London, UK1,307 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
A huge sculpture craved into the side of the cliff at the end of the beach in Monterossa. Very impressive, 14 metres in height.
Worth the walk along the beach to see.
Worth the walk along the beach to see.
Written 26 September 2023
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Mairwen1
United Kingdom9,332 contributions
May 2022
This is a curious sort of monument. It's certainly eye-catching. What you see here is a 14 metre tall figure of a giant man, set into the cliffs at the far end of Fegina Beach in Monterosso. He appears to be holding up the entire cliffside on his shoulders, like some sort of Atlas figure.
You have to wonder what was he doing here? Who had been inspired to build this odd work? We later learnt that he had been built from concrete in 1910 to decorate the luxurious private home, Villa Pastine, which sat high above the beach at the top of the cliffs.
His creator was Arrigo Minerbi, a well known sculptor of the day, who normally worked on cathedrals, including the doors of the Duomo in Milan.
Originally, Il Gigante held a large trident and a giant seashell but he lost both, along with his arms during WWII bombing raids. As for the Villa Pastine, it was in a particularly exposed position and was destroyed by the bombs.
Il Gigante is admittedly looking a little battle-scarred and battered but it is nonetheless an interesting sight if you make it down to this far end of Monterosso. The other reason to come down here is that the beach here is free.
You have to wonder what was he doing here? Who had been inspired to build this odd work? We later learnt that he had been built from concrete in 1910 to decorate the luxurious private home, Villa Pastine, which sat high above the beach at the top of the cliffs.
His creator was Arrigo Minerbi, a well known sculptor of the day, who normally worked on cathedrals, including the doors of the Duomo in Milan.
Originally, Il Gigante held a large trident and a giant seashell but he lost both, along with his arms during WWII bombing raids. As for the Villa Pastine, it was in a particularly exposed position and was destroyed by the bombs.
Il Gigante is admittedly looking a little battle-scarred and battered but it is nonetheless an interesting sight if you make it down to this far end of Monterosso. The other reason to come down here is that the beach here is free.
Written 29 December 2022
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CraigH0901
Adelaide, Australia1,194 contributions
Sep 2022 • Couples
At the end of the beach before it turns into a private facility, this piece of rock art is perched overlooking the Med. when we were there the waters were choppy and we couldn’t get a boat ride - this would be ideal for good photos but there are still some good opportunities from the shore.
Written 17 September 2022
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Clevlander
Springfield, IL4,974 contributions
Jun 2022 • Couples
This was an unexpected finding at the end of Fegina beach. It really overlooks the Beach supreme Lee over the top. It reminds you of some historical statues built at the entrance of ports in antiquity.
Written 29 June 2022
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AlbertSalichs
Manresa, Spain11,469 contributions
Aug 2019 • Family
Il Gigante id a stone sculpture located at the end of Fegina Beach, in the tiny town called Monterosso al Mare, in Cinque Terre National Park, in the North of Italy. We went to this beach in August-2019 (very nice place) and we could see Il Gigante, which is ok, but not more. Better the beach and the town.
(See also Parco Nazionale Cinque Terre and Borgo Storico)
(See also Parco Nazionale Cinque Terre and Borgo Storico)
Written 4 May 2020
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Christina C
Coquitlam, Canada6,386 contributions
Nov 2019
The statue of Neptune is located at the right hand side of the beach. To have a closer look at the statue from the train station will take an 8 to 10 minute walk. This November when we were there, the iconic statue was surrounded by scaffolding and under restoration. I hope II Gigante will return to its splendid self again for the tourists to see and the locals to be proud of. While we walked to town through the vehicles and pedestrian tunnel, there is a showcase displaying a few photos of II Gigante. Now I know how this monument looked like before.Happy Travelling!
Written 10 December 2019
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Esther P
Chicago, IL1,402 contributions
Nov 2019
This statue hewn out of the rocks has seen better days. But if you are in the area, do have a look and maybe take a picture. You don't need more than 2 minutes for a viewing.
Written 3 November 2019
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Juni
Düsseldorf, Germany486 contributions
Aug 2019 • Solo
Unfortunately nothing to see. Do not waste your time it is now under restruction and you cannot see anything.
Written 29 August 2019
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Dani D
Melbourne, Australia168 contributions
Aug 2019 • Solo
Such a shame, the arch to it looks beautiful, as does the tower, but currently, late August 2019 it must be undergoing restauration as it is wrapped in scaffolding, so it's invisible. Never mind, these things happen..., hope you will have better luck whenever you visit this lovely village
Written 22 August 2019
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robmorrow90210
Oakland Park, FL34 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
Unfortunately the giant is covered in scaffolding so it’s hard to get a good view of the statue. Worth a glance up while at the free beach. Good luck with the restoration. As a bonus though you can see a photo of the giant with his trident in the tunnel between the new and old town.
Written 20 August 2019
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Stavo commentando e mi sono interrotto vorrei continuare
Roby.M
Como, Italy133 contributions
Di quale domanda si tratta?
Alita R
West Chester, PA1 contribution
How long will the statute be under refurbishment?
SandraLynn154945
Victoria, Canada44 contributions
Sorry don’t know
Antiguo22
Buenos Aires, Argentina21 contributions
¿Saben si sigue en restauración? ¿Merece la pena ir a verlo siendo que sólo contamos con un día para recorrer Cinqueterre? Gracias!
joan
Calella, Spain1,344 contributions
no lo sé si está en restauración,pero teniendo solo un día mejor que te centres en los otros 4 pueblos,monterosso es el más feo de los 5
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