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Today, Puchheim Castle is home to the regional music school, the tower gallery, the parish centre, the Maximilianhaus and the Redemptorist monastery.
Around 800 years ago, a so-called fortress was built in Puchheim, which burnt down completely in 1585. The castle was rebuilt in its present form by the Pollheim family. It was acquired by Count Adam von Herberstorff in 1627. From 1636 to 1760, the castle belonged to the Salburg family. The family of the Counts of Fuchs owned the castle from 1762 to 1838.Archduke Maximilian dÉste, a grandson of Empress Maria Theresa, acquired the Puchheim estate in 1838. In 1851, Maximilian brings the Redemptorists to Puchheim and gives them part of the main castle. The Bourbons inherit the castle in 1886.
Manarola is a small town, a frazione of the comune of Riomaggiore. It is the second-smallest of the famous Cinque Terre towns frequented by tourists, with a population of 353.
Manarola may be the oldest of the towns in the Cinque Terre, with the cornerstone of the church, San Lorenzo, dating from 1338. The local dialect is Manarolese, which is marginally different from the dialects in the nearby area. The name 'Manarola' is probably a dialectical evolution of the Latin, 'magna rota'. In the Manarolese dialect this was changed to 'magna roea' which means 'large wheel', in reference to the mill wheel in the town.
Manarola's primary industries have traditionally been fishing and wine-making. The local wine, called Sciacchetrà, is especially renowned; references from Roman writings mention the high quality of the wine produced in the region.