La Spezia Trip Overview
Guided trekking excursion to discover the beautiful Cinque Terre Park where sea and land blend into one unique and suggestive area.
Cinque Terre Park has been unreachable by land for centuries and isolated by steep mountains and the sea. Thanks to its isolation, the unpolluted charm of this area has been protected by UNESCO World Heritage.
With our expert guide you will discover this extraordinary coast and its wonderful hamlets (Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, and Monterosso) following the “Sentiero Azzurro”, the most famous path that was traced by people that used it in order to move between the 5 hamlets during the centuries.
During the day you will visit a wine cellar and discover different stages of production and cultivation with tasting of typical wines and products and possible visit of the vineyard. Lunch is free during the day
Additional Info
Duration: 7 hours
Starts: La Spezia, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
Guided trekking excursion to discover the beautiful Cinque Terre Park where sea and land blend into one unique and suggestive area.
Cinque Terre Park has been unreachable by land for centuries and isolated by steep mountains and the sea. Thanks to its isolation, the unpolluted charm of this area has been protected by UNESCO World Heritage.
With our expert guide you will discover this extraordinary coast and its wonderful hamlets (Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, and Monterosso) following the “Sentiero Azzurro”, the most famous path that was traced by people that used it in order to move between the 5 hamlets during the centuries.
During the day you will visit a wine cellar and discover different stages of production and cultivation with tasting of typical wines and products and possible visit of the vineyard. Lunch is free during the day
Stop At: Riomaggiore, Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, Italian Riviera, Liguria
Nestled between two steep terraced hills that descend to the sea in steep cliffs, the ancient village of Riomaggiore strikes the visitor with its vertically built, delightfully colorful houses.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Manarola, Manarola, Cinque Terre, Italian Riviera, Liguria
Visit of this wonderful village with its saline colours in which the houses seem to be born from the cliffs of the long and narrow marina. It is a true fresco of sunny colours, a paradise of wine varietal.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Corniglia, Corniglia, Cinque Terre, Italian Riviera, Liguria
Visit of the ancient Roman village with a long and rich agricultural tradition. Perched on a suggestive cliff about a hundred meters high, Corniglia is the only village to be almost inaccessible from the sea. To reach it you have to climb Lardarina, a long brick staircase (33 flights with 377 steps) or take the road that goes up from the railway.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Vernazza, Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Italian Riviera, Liguria
Visit of the medieval village of Vernazza, with its magical and mysterious alleys enclosed among the multicolored houses, pink, red and yellow, now crowded with tourists from all over the world. It is ranked among the first hundred most beautiful villages in Italy and boasts an ancient and long maritime tradition, a proud past of sailors and “condottieri”.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Monterosso al Mare, Monterosso al Mare, Cinque Terre, Italian Riviera, Liguria
Visit of Monterosso, a rocky and austere village, a shelter of fishermen and farmers, as defined by Montale (Nobel prize for literature in 1975) with its colourful and medieval historic centre. Here, among narrow and intricate alleys, rises the church of San Giovanni Battista, built in 1220. Also of great charm are the Capuchin convent dating back to the 17th century and the church of San Antonio del Mesco dating back to 1335.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Parco Nazionale Cinque Terre, Riomaggiore Italy
We will visit the Cinque Terre National Park following the Sentiero Azzurro (The Blue Path), the most famous and well known path that was traced over the centuries by those who usually used it to move around, and which connected the 5 villages among them (in some points it is a real mule track that winds along the sea).
