Cinque Terre

Even though the place has become very popular and commercial, believe me when I say, it is for a good reason. On our last trip to Italy we went to beautiful Liguria, swam and sunbathed on the beaches of Lerici and went to a new place in the evening every day. One of those places was Cinque Terre. For those of you who haven`t heard about this place Cinque Terre in Italian means five lands and marks five villages on the coast of Liguria (northern coast of Italy). The villages span high from the coastline into the hills and that is what makes them so incredibly fascinating.

Riomaggiore 

If you`ve been thinking or planning to visit this beautiful place, my tip is to visit the villages Manarola and Riomaggiore which are really something special, while the remaining three (Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso Al Mare) are also nice but in my opinion not worth the while.  All of the photos you see on the internet regarding this place are the photos of Manarola or Riomaggiore.

Riomaggiore

The good thing about these two villages (which I highly recommend for you to visit) is that they are easily accessible from La Spezia, which is the biggest city in that region. From La Spezia, you can easily take the ferry or the train to go to the places and the road is fairly good if you wish to travel with a car. The road to the remaining three villages that I mentioned at the beginning is quite curvy, narrow and pretty dangerous. Not to mention long. 

All of this does not taint this wonderful place that should be, if it already isn`t, on your travel bucket list. I cannot quite describe the feeling you get once you arrive there with words, especially in the words of the language that is not your native language. However I hope the photos will speak not one, but a thousand words and transfer to you at least a bit of the emotions and impressions we felt and experienced. And I hope they will make you want to come to this place, because if you do, you will definitely not regret it. 

 Manarola

  Manarola

Manarola