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Cinque Terre + Portofino User Posts + Reviews
If you buy a trail pass or a combination rail and trail pass for Cinque Terre, you also get limitless bus rides on the green buses that will take you high in the hills behind each town....more
I I cannot recommend Portovenere enough. You can catch a bus from La Spezie. Stay at The Grand Hotel by the harbor for spectacular sunsets. more
I would definitely recommend staying in Vernazza when visiting the Cinque Terre. It is a beautiful little town with lovely people and delicious food.Lodging can be a bit hard to come by...more
make sure to walk the "right" way ... there's the common direction to go & then the hard way, which we made the mistake of doing... the popular direction is much...more
After research decided to stay in Monterosso and really enjoyed the town. I don't think that you could make a bad choice between the villages - just personal preference. The hiking...more
Best Views of the Cinque Terre
We have been to the Cinque Terre twice, and both times stayed in the charming town of Levanto. The beach is beautiful, the food great, and architecture colorful. We stayed at the 3 star...more
We visited Cinque Terre, stayed in Manarola but found Vernazza to be our favorite of the 5 towns. It's a pretty little medieval village with nice shopping, eating and site seeing....more
Our recommendation is to not hike between all 5 towns. The hike was much more rigorous than guide books and posts on this site indicated. We were so exhausted by the time we reached...more
Cinque Terra hiking and best town
We stayed in Monterossa last fall and I agree that it is the best place to stay. Not only can you drive there and park there, but it has more restaurants and shops than the other...more
Portovenere - kissed by the gods
Walk through the Portovenere gateway built by the Romans in 1113 a.d. to the cobblestone pedestrian upper path and continue about half way through the town, passing shops featuring...more
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