Trails from Casa Capellini
Casa Capellini is in the Manarola hut which is an ancient road that led to the villages above that has now become the path 506 of the Park. We bring back only four of the many possibilities to undertake a …
Use the train to the Cinque Terre
The best way to visit the Cinque Terre is to walk on the paths and use the train. The stations are at the center of the countryes (not in Corniglia, which operates bus service and you’ll always come easily walk). …
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, …
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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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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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) …
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 …