Useful information for visiting Manarola and the villages of the Cinque Terre

18/01/202019/01/2020

What to pack

Manarola is a beautiful seaside town suitable for wearing casual clothes or sports clothes but we also have romance fabulous sunsets! In hot weather, the climate is always cool and breezy, especially in the upper part of the country. Hardly, …

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18/01/202019/01/2020

Where to swim in Manarola and the Cinque Terre

The coast of the Cinque Terre is almost all rocky, and there are few beaches for swimming. It is possible to dive in the vicinity of the five villages, from the reef, from the ports where the fishing boats are …

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18/01/202007/02/2022

How to reach the Cinque Terre

Getting to Cinque Terre and Manarola is simple, the five villages (Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso) are well connected both by car and by train. DRIVING BY CAR TO CINQUE TERRE Reaching the Cinque Terre by car is easy, …

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18/01/202002/01/2023

Arrive by car

If you use the Highway, get the A12 Genoa-Livorno or in the A15 Parma-La Spezia.Take the La Spezia exit on the A12 Genoa-Livorno Highway; is the shortest way to reach Manarola. We do not recommend exit Highway tollgates of Carrodano …

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18/01/202007/02/2022

Arrive by train

To reach the Cinque Terre and Manarola the best way in by train.The Cinque Terre are served by the national railway line Rome-Genoa-Turin which is well connected with other major Italian cities and towns. Coming from Rome, situated on the …

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17/01/202007/02/2022

The best airports for the Cinque Terre

Arrive by plane: to get the plane the airports closest and most used ones are in order of Genoa (Cristoforo Colombo) to Pisa (Galileo Galilei), the Florence Peretola to Milan Malpensa or Milan Linate, or that of Rome-Fiumicino Airport. From …

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17/01/202016/02/2020

Sailing ships and Casa Capellini

By the end of the 1800s, sailing by ships was gradually replaced by steam-powered ships, especially after the opening of the “Suez Canal”: this forced the sailing ships to circumnavigate Africa. From the data of the Italian Naval Register (RINA) …

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17/01/202016/02/2020

The carugiu of Manarola

“Carugi” are a typical Ligurian narrow roads, sorrounded by tall houses and palaces. The villages of the Cinque Terre have middle age origins, an they were used to be attached by pirates. “Carugi” are (in all the five villages) in …

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17/01/202019/01/2020

The trail network of 5 Terre

The rules below were set by the Carabinieri Forestry Corps and the Park to ensure correct use of the trail network, where many Italian and foreign tourists go hiking, and whose characteristics make it comparable to mountain tracks. 1) Choose …

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17/01/202025/03/2020

The big sea storm in Cinque Terre

Sea-storm in Cinque Terre; the waves start from far awayThe five countries can be visited at all times of the year: summer and winter. You can walk the trails, visit the countries, swim and sunbathe in the summer, sleep in …

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