The highlight of a trip to the Cinque Terre is a hike between the 5 villages. The distance from Riomaggiore to Monterosso al Mare is 12kms, and a lot of the trail is steep and rocky.
The walk from... more
The Cinque Terra is an UNESCO appointed World Heritage site along the Italian coastline. Its beautiful landscape has been worked by its residents for over a thousand years. What is special about their...
The Cinque Terre (Five Lands) region of Italy is located on the Ligurian Coast, an hour or so from Pisa.
I haven't yet visited the whole of Italy, but from what I've seen so far, my favourite place...
Manarola is the second village of the Cinque Terre coming from the east
- situated between Riomaggiore and Corniglia.
It is a very old village, although the historical facts are kind of hazy...
We...
I had asked the very cordial and hard working Laura at our hotel on Lake Como if I could telephone the Cinque Terre to make a reservation in Vernazza based on Rick Steves' recommendation. She called...
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