I just returned from a five week backpacking trip, where Cinque Terre was our last stop. We stayed in the Ospitalia del Mare in Levanto, and I wanted to give you some comments about it since you had none on your site yet. The hostel is just a couple years old, so it is very…
My wife and I just got back from a 2-week trip to Italy. We had planned on staying 2 nights in Vernazza, but encountered a disaster when we got there. Since there weren’t a whole lot of #’s to call for a room before we left, I tried the couple that were in the book…
We just got back to Holland (we are American’s living overseas for 3-5 years) from a wonderful Italian visit where we got to visit Cinque Terra. You CAN drink red wine there, as the web page mentions, but it’s not made locally. The wine that is local is white wine, and we enjoyed it very…
I was just in Monterosso (June 2001) and did a hike with my husband to Vernazza, then took a taxi boat to Riomaggiore. Somewhere along our trip, I have lost my wedding rings. I Know this is a long shot, but I really hope that someone will be able to help me. If anyone has…
My girlfriend & I just returned from a trip to Italy, and I just had to send you a note of heartfelt thanks for some information we found on your website. On our trip we spent a couple of days in the Cinque Terre. I pulled some info on the area from your website before…
My wife and I found Lerici to be a quaint little town with not a lot of tourist compared to Cinque Terre. It is located south across the bay from Portovenere with La Spezia being in the middle. They have some very nice beaches there. One is public and free and the other one is…
The trail between Manarola and Riomaggiore is still closed. Don’t listen to the Information worker in Monterosso about the availability of hotel rooms in Vernazza. She told us not to worry – yet, after we hiked there (that trail is open and quite rigorous!) we had to search for a room – finally ending up…
Great web site! We just got back from a brief visit to Cinque Terre. We went to visit my daughter who was studying in Florence and did a day trip to Forte di Marme on the advice of our hotel in Florence. We didn’t like it, so we took the train to the CT. Que…
My husband and I, in our late forties, did our first overseas trip in October 1999. We had three weeks in Italy, had it planned where we were going, and some places booked. When we first mentioned the Cinque Terre here in Australia, most travel agents had never heard of it. Since we have been,…
I just returned from three days in the CT, and had a very nice stay at La Torretta. We had a small apartment with a large terrace overlooking the town and sea below for 140,000 lira a night. The rooms were pleasant (nicer than they look on La Torretta’s web site) and clean. Gabriele, the…