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Thank you so much for your Cinque Terre pages…….we are planning a trip to Italy with friends in July, and had spent the winter figuring out that we wanted to spend 4 days in Florence, a week in a Tuscany villa southeast of Sienna, and were looking for the perfect third place to spend 3…

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 husband and I were in Cinque Terre last weekend 2-5 July, and hiked the trail between Monterosso and Vernazza. We found the “blue trail” though now there is also a “red trail” leading out of Monterosso. We took the blue only to find that it is no longer maintained and in several spots, we…

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…

Thank you for reminding me of the healthy addiction I have for Vernazza and the Cinque Terre. Although I would love to be selfish and keep Vernazza a well hidden secret, this village is an experience all should have at least once in a lifetime. On our two separate trips to Italy, my sister and…

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…