A trip to the Cinque Terre is an excellent opportunity to shop and buy souvenirs and local products, in particular gastronomic delights such as pesto, Monterosso salted anchovies, fresh pasta including trofie, extra virgin olive oil and local honey.
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Here's the deal: We don't tip in Italy. Wait, I take that back. We tip only if we've had what we consider excellent service. In that case, we round the bill (unlike other areas of the world, it's not based on a percentage).
Tap water is drinkable in all the Cinque Terre and in La Spezia. Do not use plastic and fill your bottles in safety! We do provide in each Cinque Terre Riviera property a Glass Water bottle to do our small part on the journey to Save our Planet!
The charming old town of Monterosso is a must-visit destination for shoppers looking for traditional Italian souvenirs and handmade crafts. The narrow streets are lined with shops selling ceramics, jewelry, and leather goods, as well as local food specialties like pesto and limoncello.
You can walk the entire route in about six hours, if you take short breaks—although many hikers prefer to spread the route out over a few days at a strolling pace, stopping to enjoy the towns along the way. You can start from either direction (Monterosso, heading south, or Riomaggiore, heading north).
Manarola is one of the most famous villages of the scenic Cinque Terre coastline. The village has a small harbor with a boat ramp, picturesque multicoloured houses facing the sea and a tiny piazza with seafood restaurants.
Though it does not happen every year, Liguria and the Cinque Terre, like the rest of Italy, has seen increasingly intense and frequent autumn thunderstorms, with violent wind and heavy rain.
In the small harbour of Manarola, you can sunbathe on the rocks, and dive into the sea (or use the small ladder). The water is deep, so for good swimmers only. This is one of my favourite swimming spots in the Cinque Terre, especially late afternoon.
Two to three days would allow you to enjoy its beaches and discover the culture via a cooking class. And with four to five days, you could get to know every inch of Cinque Terre on boat trips, hikes of the surrounding mountains, and even make an extra trip to historic Genoa.