The train burrows like a determined worm through a mountain, emerging at Monterossa – the first of Cinque Terre villages. All five, pastel-hued fishing villages cling to cliffs beneath auditoria ...

Cinque Terre cards can be purchased for access to various treks and train routes ... put Cinque Terre on his must-visit destination map in the late 1970s, the string of small villages along ...

Pedestrian Paradise The rocky, rugged coastal cliffs keep Cinque Terre in scenic isolation. Most visitors arrive by train or boat, or even on foot, because it’s extremely difficult to reach the ...