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Trains   Genoa

Trains, Genoa

 10 Reviews  Going to Genova by train is probably the wisest solution, even if not the cheaper one too. If you come from the North of Italy or from the Western part of the region (Savona and Imperia provinces),... 

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Train between the Cinque Terre Villages   Manarola

Train between the Cinque Terre Villages, Manarola

 7 Reviews  It is easy to get to Manarola by train. Perfect direct way to get there either from the south or north. Getting around Manarola is straight forward. Enjoy the view from the foot path along the sea but... 

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walking   Vernazza

walking, Vernazza

 4 Reviews  The best way to get around Vernazza and the Cinque Terre is by foot. Walking along the cliffs between villages is a fantastic experience and the views are spectacular. You don't need proper hiking... 

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airport   Genoa

airport, Genoa

 5 Reviews  the Piazza Principi Station is only 8km far from the airport. here is the info about the bus service. and here the pdf bilingual printable foldout by taxi you can ask the flat fare at Radio Taxi 

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Ferry   Manarola

Ferry, Manarola

 2 Reviews  There are several boats going to and from Manarola to the other villages of Cinque Terre (except for Corniglia). I would advise everybody to do this, because seeing the villages perched to the... 

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buses   Genoa

buses, Genoa

 5 Reviews  After our ride on the funicular, we decided to catch a Bus back down to the Port area. We asked the shop keeper, and were going to buy a ticket, but didn't have to. You see, our ticket from the... 

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Genova by Funiculars   Genoa

Genova by Funiculars, Genoa

 4 Reviews  Genoa Public Transport There are several funiculars (and lifts) in Genoa. The only one I have used is the one from Largo Zecca ( near Via Garibaldi with all the beautiful villas) up to Righi. It... 

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ship and ferries   Genoa

ship and ferries, Genoa

 1 Review  We arrived at Genoa by Cruise Ship. This was quite a nice way to enter the city as the views of Genoa from the water were pretty good. We could see the big buildings, and Cathedrals, plus the rest of... 

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Walk!

by tini58de

Actually walking is what the Cinque Terre is all about! There are lots of fabulous footpaths that will get you from one village to the other. They are clearly marked and you will get good information about the difficulties and distances and approximate time of walking.The easiest portion is the Via Dell'Amore - the (paved) footpath between Riomaggiore and Manarola, the most difficult path is the portion between Vernazza and Monterosso. Please note that all these paths are within the Cinque Terre National Park, so you need to get a ticket to get in!To be quite honest: we only walked the Via Dell'Amore and really enjoyed it! In Vernazza we walked a few yards on the footpath #2 in both directions and loved the views! But since both of us are afraid of heights we decided to just not overdo it and find other ways to enjoy this beautiful place!

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Easy and not expensive

by tompt

Trenitalia has trains running all along the coast. It is easy to get on a train from Genoa to a smaller resort town in the neighbourhood.We flew into Genoa airport from there took the shuttlebus to the trainstation. (It stops at several trainstations, just ask for Principe Station, one of the larger ones.) At the trainstation we bought a one way ticket to Arenzano. Arenzano is about 25 km away, and it costed 2,40 Euro (in 2010)The only problem is there are no announcements made (not in italian or english) to state at which station you are. That can be difficult as the regional trains stop at every (small) station. Luckily we had downloaded a train schedule from the website and knew what time we were supposed to be at Arenzano. That made it a lot easier to find the right station to get out.We found trains to be very long, with enough space, even on 8:30 on a working day. But we also found...

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Vola bus, shuttle from airport to Genoa

by tompt

There is no trainstation at the Genoa airport but there is shuttlebus service between the airport and the main trainstations in Genoa. The service is called Volabus. The tickets cost 6 Euro (2010 price)and can be bought in the bus or at the ticket machine outside the terminal.There is a timescedule but we found that the bus waited until the passengers collected their bags. For no known reason we had to wait 30 minutes for our bags, while we were the only plain landing at that time. We thought we missed the bus by 5 minutes, but it was still there waiting for the passengers of our flight.Busstops at Principe and Brignole stations. It wil take 30 minutes to Brignole station from the airport.

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Seaside landing in Genoa

by tompt

The airport of Genoa is very small and has its runway next to the sea. It is a great sight landing here, that is if the weather is OK and not cloudy as we had for our trip.As it is a very small airport not many international flights go to Genoa. Lufthansa operates a flight from Münich and Air France from Paris, but most of the time you have to transfer on an italian airport.

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Take the ship in 5terre

by globetrott

Take the ship in order to explore Cinque terre, as this is the traditional way to arrive there.In the ancient times only a secret system of paths led to the 5 villages and the ship was the main means of transportation of the local goods.Landing is NOT always safe in these small ports, and when I remember the lovely , calm waters we had when I took this cruise from Portovenere to 5terre, and still it was some kind of an adventure to disembark in Vernazza with the help of that lousy "bridge" that is shown on my picture......I might simply suggest to take such a cruise ONLY at perfect weather conditions !!Check out for the itineraries - especially out of the high season boats might be chartered by groups and in addition tickets to single travellers will be sold as well.These cruises might differ slightly from the normal times / itineraries.And while stops to the other 3 small villages were...

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Getting thhere by Train

by rubbersoul75

To figure out what works best with your schedule, Go to http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html Type in your departure town, and Arriving at either riomaggiore (southern of the 5-terre) or Monterosso (Northernmost), your travel date, and see what the schedules are.From say, Lucca: You'll have to make to train change(s), one at Viareggio, and perhaps 2nd at La Spezia- the switches are all at the same station. Depends on where you want to start at in the 5-terre, north or south.From the south, for example - Lucca, to a Riomaggiore, the first of the 5-terre that you'll hit coming from La Spezia, takes an hour & 37 minutes for the most frequent trip offered. Lucca to Monterosso Al Mare (northern most of the 5terre), generally takes more time, about 2 hrs, though there is the possibility to do it in an hour 23 minutes. Though that's just one train leaving Lucca at 1:30.Either way, getiing...

Trains

by tini58de

The Cinque Terre can easily be explored by train!We arrived at Pisa airport and took a train from the trainstation Pisa Aeroporto to Pisa Centrale, on to La Spezia and then to Vernazza. Since we had an evening flight we did not have much choice but to take the Eurostar train (1st class only, reservations compulsory), but it was no problem to get a ticket for the train at the counter within the airport. Despite reservation and first class we only paid 11 € per person! On the way back we took a regional (2nd class) train and only paid € 4,85 for the same 92 km!!!To go from one Cinque Terre village to the other, the train is very convenient as well! Just don't expect great views: it is mostly tunnels!

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Closest airport

by tini58de

The closest airport to the Cinque Terre is Pisa, which was very convenient for us, since Ryanair just started to fly from Karlsruhe/Baden to Pisa in 2006! There are a lot of budget airlines flying into Gallileo Gallilei Airport, but of course all the regular airlines as well!There are buses and a trainstation right there at the airport, so it is as easy as can be to get from the airport to whereever you want to go!

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Driving & Parking in the Cinque Terre

by rubbersoul75

There's no vehicle traffic in the towns themselves, and driving and parking is a little tricky. We've driven and parked a couple times at different locations.The views along the road connecting the towns (SS370/SP51) are splendid; go slowly as the road is narrow and curvy. Parking:Riomaggiore - there is a fairly new, multilevel garage at the edge of town. When you exit off to follow signs to the town, continue down and you will make a sharp left to the garage area. There is a booth and traffic arm. Pick up the ticket and pay here when you leave. It's not cheap, about 15 euro for the day. Get here early as I imagine this lot fills up quick in high season. Note, there were also cars lined up on the road down to town, before you get to the parking area. I didn't see any parking tickets on their windows.Manarola - follow signs to the town and the parking area is before the town on the right....

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Foot Paths of Cinque Terre

by rubbersoul75

Being a national park, it is a nominal fee to enter the walking paths (spring 06 it was 3 Euro). For just over 5 Euro you can get access to the paths as well as transportation in the trains/busses for the day. Even for those not in top physical condition, there's a path for you. There are a number of trails connecting the towns (you get a free map with the entrance); this is the most popular, red & White marked trail. Starting from the southern most town: 1st stretch is a breeze, completely flat and we could push the stroller the whole way. 2nd stretch is more difficult, narrow in spots. Our 2 1/2 year old was happy walking the entire stretch.The final 2 stretches get more difficult (see image), but all walks reward you with views over the sea, olive and citrus trees, cacti & variety of flowers. Remember, at any town you can hop on the train to continue further or return.If there have...

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A: Do not miss Verona where you could take a train to Venice. Only a bit over an hour and close to Milan by train. No need for a car in Verona. I also loved Sestri Levante... 

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