Thanks very much for your very informative website, which I checked almost daily before our departure for Italy two weeks ago. We were in Cinque Terre March 15 – 18 and since I myself had been very concerned about the condition of the trails in advance of our trip, I thought other readers might want…
Hello, I was in Cinque Terre in June 2000, and stayed for four amazing days at La Torretta in Manarola. Gabriele, the proprietor, was incredibly sweet and helpful, and the place was clean, though not luxurious (but very affordable for my double room with private bath). Definitely book in advance, since he is usually full….
I like your website on CT a lot, having been there twice now and finding your comments to be very accurate and helpful. The first time we went, we stayed in La Spezia — don’t remember where. Last year we stayed in Monterosso, at Hotel 5 Terre — the only one we could find that…
I want to add that we wanted to have a room at the Albergo Barbara on the square but they were booked. Patricia was a very sweet and helpful person. She rented a private apartment to us for 150,000 lire. It was three bedrooms, a kitchen, bath, fully furnished and clean with a rooftop terrace…
I decided to make a last minute trip this summer (2000) to Cinque Terre and had heard rumor of Mama Rosa’s just before we left Florence. We met about 8 other backpackers on the train and none of us with a place to stay so we decided to find this well known Hostel. As we…
I saw your Cinque Terra website and wanted to pass along some information I learned during my visit last week. We found the Via Dell’ Amore trail closed indefinitely. Due to agriculture and viniculture leaving the area, the soil is eroding and there have been problems with landslides. The people in the towns have a…
Officially, all Cinque Terre trails are closed until further notice by the provincial government. Along with closure notices, all trails have barriers at each entrance and exit. This is a power play by the provincial government to extract maintenance monies from the local towns. (“pay up” or lose your tourist dollars). Following what seems like…
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…