Our family of four just returned from Christmas hiking the Cinque Terre trails. For several days the weather was around 20 C under a bright hot sun! The towns were all nearly empty of tourists – I couldn’t imagine a better time to visit (O.K. so it also rained, but not that much). Officially, all…
I visited both Cinque Terre and Gimmelwald in May / June of 2000. They were both absolutely magical – especially Cinque Terre. We stayed 3 nights in Corniglia, which we found to be the most reasonably priced accommodation and value for money we got throughout our 5 week journey through Europe. The people were lovely…
My wife stayed at the Stella in Monterosso in 1997. Don’t let anyone tell you there’s a better place. Great rooms, great breakfast on the terrace overlooking the old town and the sea. Great cold beer on the terrace after a days hike. The best staff. We were there in early October and it was…
We’re Australians who have just arrived back from Italy, where we spent three magnificent days in CT. We absolutely adored it. We stayed in Corniglia, which I would recommend for two reasons. * It’s in the middle, so any of the other villages are a day trip away, and * It’s 343 steps (yes, we…
We just returned from Riomaggiore. We spent a week. It was great. Yes, it does get crowded in the daytime with tour groups, but there were few tourists at night. We saw a few young backpackers bit most had already returned to school. Thank you for the website, it was most helpful. We booked through…
My husband just got back from our trip to Cinque Terra. We enjoyed it very much and felt like you could really see how people lived in small villages in Italy. We stayed in Vernazza and enjoyed the town very much. The boat did not go to all of the villages while we were there…
Two mouths ago I was in Cinque Terra for a day. I was on a trip with a church group to go to World Youth Day, and we stopped and stayed two nights in La Spezia. We road the train to Monterosso al Mare and split up from there. Me and five other people from…
Now that the Cinque Terre is a national park, there’s an entry fee. Starting March 1, 2001 visitors arriving at the Cinque Terre by train, boat, or car will be charged a one-time L5,000 fee – unless they have a confirmed hotel reservation (with a letter or fax from the hotel as proof). Money collected…
Hello from Munich, Please stay away from the TRATTORIA “LA GROTTA” in RIOMAGGIORE!!! What they like is: No Singles and NO ‘B A M B I N I’ !!! in ITALY !!! A Swiss family with 4 children left this unfriendly place immediately. My girlfriend and me visited the Cinque Terre last week. We ordered…
I checked this page before we went to Corniglia and right after we returned and found no accommodations. Somebody has apparently beat me to it, but since I have more information and know more places to stay, you could may be fill these inn too? First of all, you don’t have to take those steps…