Riomaggiore, Italy Travel Blogs

Cinque Terra
Apr 26, 2008 (14 photos)

... 28 April   We woke up to a beautiful day and headed for the Cinque Terra on a little green bus.  Riomaggiore, the southern most village, was a hive of activity with walkers and tourists milling in the pedestrian only streets skipping from ...

not so little italy
Jun 11, 2007

just go to cinque terra. trust me.

Pesto, Wine and pizza :)
Aug 26, 2009 (14 photos)

... train ride we ended up in Italy, we had to get a train from Milan to La Spezia and from there another train to Riomaggiore which is the first village in Cinque terre. When we arrived we didnt actually believe this place was real. The ocean was so clear, ...

Cinque Terre
Aug 2, 2006

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Hiked 5 and still alive!
Jul 28, 2009

Cinque Terre for those of you who don't know is a series of 5 little towns all perched on the sides of cliffs over looking the ocean. The big thing to do here is to hike from the first town to the last which should take about 5 hours if you want to stop ...

Cinque Terre
Dec 15, 2007

apartment sunset Awesome breakfast HIKING 5 villages limon cello stretches

Cinque Terre and Pisa
Aug 22, 2009

... Lands". Those are five villages next to each other located on the rocks and looking at the see. So those are: Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, Monterosso al Mare. The Cinque Terre National Park and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There is no ...

Lover Lane - Cinque Terre
Feb 18, 2004

... we were up early and jumped on the train and headed off to the Five Lands of the Cinque Terra. We got off the train in Riomaggiore and headed off to check out the Lovers Pathway - La Via dell'Amore. This is a lovely walk which takes you along the coast ...

Cinque Terre, day 2
Jul 9, 2007

Day two in Cinque Terre! We went hiking at 10 am after a big breakfast (the first "American" breakfast in weeks and weeks).  We started at the northern most town and started southwards, doing the hardest hike first.  It was hard.  There ...

The Five towns....Cinque Terre
Aug 26, 2009

... what i've heard soo much hype about, and it did live to it's expectations. i did the Via Dell'amore, which is Riomaggiore to Manarola...then, it progresselly got hotter and harder as we continued up the 380 steps that everyone talks about. Since we took a ...

8 years in the waiting...
May 25, 2008

... managed to get on and took a direct from Genova to Riomaggiore via all the little towns...a very beautiful ride. I got to Riomaggiore and after saying goodbye to the Americans I'd met on the train, I wandered UPHILL to my hostel reception.  It was ...

Cinque Terre, Italy
Sep 3, 2008 (39 photos)

... to the coast of Italy, the Italian Riviera, or more specifically Cinque Terre. Cinque Terre is a group of 5 towns (Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, and Monterosso) which are connected by a UNESCO protected trail.  From start to finish the ...

An Audi, no police and one very happy boy
Jun 15, 2007 (13 photos)

... and Mercedes are the taxi fleet;) visited the Red Cross museum, driven thousands of km's to the coastal town of Riomaggiore, spent several hours hiking along the mediterrainean sea and are once again on the road, driving to France. The hike fom ...

Cinque Terre
Jul 22, 2008 (9 photos)

Hello! We made the decision last night to spend a few more days here rather than leaving on Thursday.  We are looking for a cheaper place to stay and if we can find something, we will stay here through the weekend and then go to Amsterdam.  ...

Ciao Bella's!
Sep 6, 2009 (19 photos)

... ;s recovered!) We relaxed with a bit of Uno and read our books in the sun, wandered through the tiny streets of Riomaggiore, did some people watching and cooked delicious fresh Ravioli for dinner. We finished the day off with strawberries and gelato for ...

Cinque Terra, by Boat and Plane
Oct 11, 2009 (105 photos)

So, just as seasons come and season go, plans are made and plans change, sometimes for the better.  The original plans for Cinque Terra didn't work out so well, so we (my folks and I) ended up on a proper excursion.  The original excusion plan ...

Al mare, finalmente
Jun 25, 2006 (14 photos)

... met some great people - I hope we manage to stay in touch with a few! Caught the train yesterday morning to Florence, then to Riomaggiore via Pisa and La Spezia. We have some very nice accomodation, and today we're off shortly to train/boat/walk as far as ...

Cinque Terre
Oct 12, 2005 (5 photos)

... we opted for a restful day or 2 in Riomaggiore before doing the hike to Monterosso. Although small and on a steep hillside, Riomaggiore was very charming and relaxed. After a full day of rest we started off on the hike and while challenging at points it ...

The Italian Riveria - Cinque Terre
Sep 8, 2008

After a 4hr train ride from Rome yesterday we arrived at Riomaggiore, the main& most southern village in the Cinque Terre. This is the part of the journey that Ben has most looked forward to.   On the north west coast of Italy lies the postcard ...

Cinque Terre Day 2
Sep 19, 2007 (90 photos)

Cinque Terre Day 2

Racists
Jul 30, 2004

Cinque Terre

Riomaggiore, Italy
Mar 20, 2008 (8 photos)

We spent two glorious days in Riomaggiore and then went to Vernazza for two more days in the Italian Riviera area, known as Cinque Terra, which stands for '5 towns'.  This area was recommended by Rick Steves.  We didn't have room reservations, ...