Cinque Terre Itinerary

CINQUE TERRE
CinqueTerre,meaning“FiveLands”inItalian,isaruggedpor:onalongthecoastintheLiguriaregionof
Italy,situatedtothenorthwestofthecityofLaSpezia.Thisbeau:fullandscapeiscomposedoffivesmall
seaside villages. This trip visits all of these charming towns, star:ng at Riomaggiore (where we first
arrive),walkingtothenexttown,Manarola,followedbyCorniglia,thenVernazza,andendingourhikein
MonterossoalMareatthebeach!
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Language
Currency
Typical Cuisine
Italy
LiguriaregionofItalyknownasthe“ItalianRiviera”.
Italian
Euro
Anchovies, Seafood, Pesto, Focaccia, Farinata, the various wines of Cinque
Terre.
DEPARTURE TIMES
DEPARTURE CITIES
Saturday(orlisteddate)
Florence-6:00am
Rome-6:00am
Florence
Rome
Return(sameday)
Florence-Approx.8:00-9pm
Rome-10:30pm
Arrivaltimesdependontraffic
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WHAT’S INCLUDED
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PACKING TIPS
roundtriptransportationfromFlorenceorRome
entrancetoCinqueTerreNa:onalpark
Euroadventurestripleader
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED
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lunch&snacks
trainbacktomee:ng/departurespot(from
anyofthefivetowns-costisapprox.€2)
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SwimSuit
SunGlasses
SunScreen
BeachTowel
Shoesforhiking
FlipFlops
Water
Money
Tripmeetsatapprox.6:00amattheFlorenceSMNorRomeTerminitrainsta:onsdependingondeparture
cityselected(exact:me&spotinsidethesta:onwillbesenttoyouremailthedaybeforethedeparture).
Wewilltransfertothetrainsta:onofLaSpezia(busesaren’tallowedinsidetheCinqueTerretowns)and
fromtherewewillboardtheshort10minutetrainintotheCinqueTerre.
FromthefirsttownofRiomaggioreyouareonyourowntodoasyoupleasefortheday,ortofollowthe
EuroadventuresguideuptheViaDell’Amoreandhikethroughtheen:reCinqueTerre.Ourguidewilllead
the op:onal hike from start to finish so you will see Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and
MonterossoalMare.Ofcourseyou’refreetojustdopartofthehikeandtakethetrainbetweentownsas
youdesire.
Our final des:na:on, the northern most town of Monterosso al Mare, will reward you with two great
beaches, swimming, spots for cliff jumping, and lots of great traeorias to enjoy a meal (especially the
seafoodandlocalwhitewine!).Andthereareseveralsmallmarketsandtakeawayfoodspotsifyouwant
togocheapandmakeitapicniconthebeach!
Departure:mewillbeapprox.at6-6:30pmfromtheLaSpeziatrainsta:onforareturnarrivaltoFlorence
ofaround8:00-9:00pmandRomeatapprox.10:30pm.
*The floods of 2011 and in subsequent years have caused the con9nual closure of trails between
RiomaggioreandCorniglia.OpentrailsarebetweenCorniglia,VernazzaandMonterosso.However,evenif
trailsareclosed,itiss9llpossibletotravelonyourownbetweeneachtownviathetrain.
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