Manarola hosts ManaeArte until 4 October 2026
Published on 10/04/2026 at 08:44 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Manarola is hosting ManaeArte 2026 at the Oratorio S.S. Annunziata from 26 September to 4 October 2026, giving the Cinque Terre village a current cultural programme. The exhibition brings together 51 artists for its tenth edition and remains open to the public on the final day of the announced period.
ManaeArte brings 51 artists to Manarola until 4 October
The exhibition occupies the Oratorio S.S. Annunziata, a religious building in the upper part of the village near the church of San Lorenzo. The programme presents works by 51 artists and links painting, sculpture, drawing, photography and installation with the local landscape.
The Consorzio Turistico Cinque Terre lists ManaeArte 2026 from 26 September to 4 October 2026, with the Oratorio S.S. Annunziata named as the venue. Its event page also identifies the exhibition as the tenth edition. A programme listing for ManaeArte gives the dates, place and number of participating artists.
The exhibition is connected with an older artistic tradition in the village. The Consorzio says Manarola hosted the Festa ai Pittori from the 1950s, when artists worked from the streets, houses, vineyards and terraces around the settlement.
Manarola's terraces frame a tenth-edition exhibition
Manarola is one of the five villages included in the UNESCO World Heritage property Portovenere, Cinque Terre and the Islands. UNESCO describes the property as a cultural landscape shaped by compact settlements, steep coastal terrain and stone-walled terraces developed for vines and olive trees.
The village stands partly on a rocky spur descending towards the sea and partly along the Grappa stream, according to UNESCO. This physical setting gives ManaeArte a precise context: the works are presented inside the village while the surrounding terraces and compact houses show the human landscape that has shaped the Cinque Terre for centuries.
UNESCO says the property extends for 15 km along the eastern Ligurian coast between Levanto and La Spezia. Its terraces rise from a few metres above sea level to as much as 400 m, while some cultivation terraces extend to 2 km. The World Heritage description places the settlement within a landscape shaped by human activity over the last millennium.
The link between the exhibition and the setting is therefore more than a general theme. Visitors encounter contemporary works in a historic village whose surroundings are themselves part of a protected cultural landscape. The UNESCO description of the property identifies Manarola among the five Cinque Terre settlements.
Visiting Manarola: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- ManaeArte 2026 runs from 26 September to 4 October 2026 at the Oratorio S.S. Annunziata in Manarola.
- The exhibition is scheduled to remain open to the public through 4 October 2026, the final date published for this edition.
- The venue is in the upper part of the village, near the church of San Lorenzo and the other religious buildings grouped around the main square.
- Manarola occupies a rocky coastal setting with winding streets, steep terrain and terraces supported by stone walls. Visitors should expect uneven ground and changes in level.
- The local language is Italian and the national currency is the euro.
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Frequently asked questions about Manarola
When does ManaeArte take place at Manarola?
ManaeArte 2026 is scheduled from 26 September to 4 October 2026 at the Oratorio S.S. Annunziata.
What is ManaeArte in Manarola?
It is a collective exhibition bringing together 51 artists for its tenth edition in 2026.
Where is Manarola and how does it fit into the Cinque Terre?
Manarola is one of the five villages in the UNESCO-listed cultural landscape on the eastern Ligurian coast, between Levanto and La Spezia.
