Lonely Planet and the Cinque Terre – Reader Feedback

My boyfriend and I were in Vernazza, one of the more beautiful villages of Cinque Terre in the third week of May. Our plans were to stay for 5 nights, but due to the fact that we did not enjoy out stay, we stayed only two. Our private room was great (find a guy named…

Hi there, I love Cinque Terre — my favourite spot on my recent European vacation and you have lots of great information on your site. However, since there are so many backpackers through Europe (including myself) I think that Mama Rosa’s hostel can’t go w/o mentioning. As soon as travelers get off the train in…

My girlfriend and I just got back from Italy and Switzerland. I am not sure you will post this notice – but here goes. Please cease and desist from posting comments on the Cinque Terre on websites such as this. It is being over-run by Americans. Note, this is not America-bashing. I’d say the same…

I have something to add about Riomaggiore: We stayed in Riomaggiore. We loved the rocky swimming there. We come from Boston, USA, so the warm, clean water was something new to us! We stayed in an apartment recommended in Rick Steve’s book: Michielini Anna. We dealt with her English-speaking daughter Daniela (she was very nice;…

A word of warning about Guvano beach. Having got used to nudist beaches in places like Germany and Greece, I assumed the usual “code” applied here too – i.e. that even as a woman on my own I wouldn’t be stared at or bothered beyond perhaps an acceptable minimum. This was mistaken and probably stupid…

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…