Last June, we spent almost a week in Vernazza, Italy, and had the chance to explore the five towns that make up the Cinque Terre area. These five coastal communities each have unique personalities.

What to Know about Cinque Terre. Cinque Terre is itself a park on the coast of Liguria (think Genoa, Sanremo, Portofino…). It comprises five “hamlets”—small towns that dot the coastal ...

Cinque Terre Italy. Cinque Terre is a group small coastal villages located in the Liguria region, along the Italian Riviera. These towns—Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and ...

Rolls-Royce Phantom ‘Inspired By Cinque Terre’ Is A Celebration Of Italy’s Stunning Coast. This unique Rolls-Royce Phantom pays tribute to the five towns making up the Cinque Terre coastal ...

Meaning “five lands,” Cinque Terre encompasses the five towns of Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso. All of these towns have distinct personalities.

While the Cinque Terre is now well discovered, I’ve never seen happier, more relaxed travelers. Until the advent of tourism in this generation, these towns were poor and remote.

If you picture an Italian seaside holiday, you're probably visualizing Cinque Terre. A series of five towns of pastel-colored houses clinging onto stunning craggy cliffs over clear turquoise sea ...

Tourists ascend the trail between Manarola and Corniglia, two of the five villages that comprise the Cinque Terre. The Via dell’Amore, another popular path in the northwest Italian region, just ...

At only about 15 square miles, the Parco Nazionale Cinque Terre is one of the smallest national parks in Italy but with a population of about 4,000, it's also one of the most heavily inhabited.