Lonely Planet and the Cinque Terre – Reader Feedback

My compliments on a very informative and well put together site. We consulted your site before visiting the cinque terre and found it very helpful. In return, we’d like to share our experiences with your readers and perhaps offer some tips on anyone else planning to visit this fantastic place. I’m a Canadian currently living…

Thank you for your useful website of C.T. with all the good advice. It made us change our plans for our holiday in Italy. Our Comments: We visited C.T. for a week, in February/March. Changing weather, from snow in the height to nice sunshine, temp. 7 – 14°C, cool but pleasant for hiking. We stayed…

I was in the Cinque Terre in April 1999. It is a uniquely lovely place, and I am planning to go back this year. Has anyone stayed at the Santuario Nostra Signora di Soviore? It’s located about 50 minutes on foot north and uphill from Monterosso at the intersection of CAI hiking trails nos. 1…

My husband and I recently visited the Cinque Terre. We only had one day though and had to get from Portofino to Riomaggiore and back to Portofino within 8 hours – almost impossible on a week day due to the train schedules — lack of trains. We had two choices on the train – catch…

Hi my name is Stephanie Noblett and I recently returned from a trip of a life time visiting Ireland, Italy and the States. Italy was a stunning country intensely seeped in history and tradition. The Vista’s were breathtaking, the people lovely and the life style I’d love to adopt. One of the highlights of our…

My wife and I have just returned from Italy, and spent three days in the Cinque Terre. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Booking accommodation through the web can be risky, but we were lucky. I can recommend the apartments run by “Affitta camere Vesigna Edi” in Riomaggiore. The apartments were clean, comfortable, had character, and very…