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Reading about a place only gets you so far. These two are worth your time, hand-picked to show you Sarzana the way it actually feels, not the tourist reel. Each opens on YouTube in a new tab.

A walk through medieval Sarzana

Why this one: the best feel for the walled old town — the Cittadella, the arcaded streets, Piazza Matteotti, and the unhurried rhythm of a real Ligurian inland town that most people drive straight past on the way to the Cinque Terre.

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A 'living near the Cinque Terre' take

Why this one: a resident's straight talk on the value of living inland, the cheap train access to the coast, what daily life in a small Ligurian town actually looks like, and whether the 'live in Sarzana, visit the Cinque Terre' trade-off really holds.