5. Portovenere has the five-star hotel closest to the Cinque Terre. The Grand Hotel Portovenere sits in a gem of a spot overlooking the Portovenere harbor and Palmaria.

The most remote of all of Cinque Terre's towns, Corniglia is bookended by beaches. You can reach it through a set of steps that leads from the train station and the secluded spot will be worth all ...

Portovenere Products, 4 p.m. Before the last ferry departs for Cinque Terre, spend an hour in the shops lining the narrow alleys and steep staircases of Portovenere’s historic center.

The Ligurian coast between Cinque Terre and Portovenere is a cultural landscape of great scenic and cultural value. The layout and disposition of the small towns and the shaping of the surrounding ...