Location

The five old cities of Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso were formerly completely isolated by the mountains and the sea in a magnificent environment of rigorous and wild nature that had a self-sufficient economy. The small groups of houses constructed side by side can only be reached by boat or curving trails that even today are still used by anyone who wants to leisurely discover the landscape silently and on tiptoe so as to not damage the fragile natural balance and the untiring work done by man. Because it doesn't have a specific name, people always called Cinque Terre the five villages and today, what were discovered and appreciated by tourism coming from all parts of the world, can be reached by train and have become part of the UNESCO World Heritage. This name became synonymous with a natural environment, art, history, culture and a small open-air museum.