Cinque Terre Travel Guide, Cinque Terre, Italy (B)

The Cinque Terre, comprised of Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore, is one of those mystical places that everyone dreams about. Five stunningly picturesque and precariously perched villages located along a rugged stretch of the Italian Riviera, packed with all matter of Italian delicacies to satiate even the most irrepressible hedonist. The Cinque Terre is a real life fantasy.

It’s one of those places that is so popular you almost don’t want to visit in-case the bubble gets popped, but go there regardless because you just. Can’t. Miss it.

We spent three days exploring the steep streets of the Cinque Terre and beyond, hiking between villages, cycling through tunnels, swimming, eating and drinking to our hearts’ content. Our bubble never popped.

We arrived into nearby town Levanto on a train from Florence (check out the Florence blog). With Trenitalia our journey went: Florence – Pisa – La Spezia – Levanto, which took 2.5 hours and cost €15.60 each. We were collected from the train station by our lovely host in Levanto, Valerio; without him the only option to get to our accommodation would have been walking or taxi. There’s more on Levanto in the accommodation section. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).