What type of food is Cinque Terre known for?

A Taste of the Italian Riviera While tourists come from all over the world to experience the breathtaking hikes and relax by the sea, the food of Cinque Terre is not to be missed. Known for its fresh seafood and taggiasca olives and olive oil, the cuisine is fresh, flavorful, and full of tradition.



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The Sciacchetrà wine Over the last years the Cinque Terre wine Sciacchetrà has become famous in the whole world. It's a passito, a dessert wine, its “formula” has probably very old roots. At the beginning of the grape harvest the winegrower carefully selects the most beautiful bunches of grapes among his fields.

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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.

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Corniglia is the only one of the five Cinque Terre towns that isn't a fishing town and you need to walk up around 365 steps to get there. That puts most people off and means that Corniglia is the Cinque Terre town with the fewest tourists.

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Shopping and prices The Cinque Terre is not cheap. As everywhere in the world, tourism has raised prices. I often go to the market of La Spezia to shop for food, it's much cheaper than the stores of the villages. In restaurants, you have to expect Western European prices.

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Therefore, Cinque Terre means Five Lands, denoting the 5 villages that make up this territory. This is why, sometimes, the name is shortened as '5 Terre'.

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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).

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You have to skip Corniglia situated on top of a cliff 100 metres above sea level. If you are limited on time, take the train between the villages.

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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.

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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.

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Bring mosquito spray with you! As throughout Italy and in the Mediterranean sea in the Cinque Terre there are many insects: mosquitoes, bees, wasps, sand flies and much more. There are not particular problems if you use mosquito spray before sunset and during the night (and during the day if you are allergic).

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