Cinque Terre, Italy
Tue, Jun 14, 2022
The last stop on our trip through Italy was to Cinque Terre. Initially, we had planned to spend a few days here but our itinerary changed last minute and we sadly only got one day in this gorgeous place.
There are 5 villages that make up Cinque Terre, hence the name, and we stopped at 3 of them. The first was Monterosso, the only village with an organized beach and relatively flat town. The views of the water were stunning and we had delicious food here. The second village was Vernazza, it had a lively pier area with lots of cafes shops, not to mention the town itself was absolutely beautiful. The last village we visited was Riomaggiore, set up against the coast like a storybook, this village is the quintessential Cinque Terre town you are envisioning in your mind. The two other villages, Corniglia and Manarola we did not get to visit but hope to next time!
Although we were only there a short time, we spent the entire time eating. Really. We did nothing else but walk and eat and people watch. Originally I had made a 4 day itinerary for Cinque Terre so I’m going to go ahead and list some of the restaurants here even though we only got to a few of them.
Monterosso
Eats & Treats
Bakery: Fornaio Di Monterosso
Lunch: La Pia
Dinner: L’Ancora della Tortuga
Drinks: Torre Aurora, Enoteca Internazionale
- Activities: Rent a chair on the beach for the day, shop around the town, take a ferry from town to town to see a view of the towns from the water.
Vernazza
Eats & Treats
Cafe: Il Pirata
Lunch: Lunch Box
Dinner: Belforte, La Torre, Il Gambero Rosso
Drinks: Ananasso Bar
Gelato: Gelateria Vernazza, Gelateria Il Porticciolo
- Activities: Take a 20 min hike towards Monterosso for a picture perfect view, cliff jump down by the beach, walk around Piazza Marconi, see Church of Santa Margherita, and climp to the top of Doria Castle for a great view.
Riomaggiore
Eats & Treats
Lunch: Tutti Fritti, Il Pescato Cucinato
Drinks: Bar e Vini a Pié de Ma
Dinner: Fuori Rotta
- Activities: See the iconic view of town down by the water to the left, go for a swim and cliff jump by the harbor.
Honorable mentions…
Manarola: Food at Nessun Dorma and Trattoria dal Billy, swim around the rocks in the natural swimming pool, go to the vineyard above the village that has amazing views
Corniglia: Get gelato at Alberto Gelateria, see the beautiful views on your hike from here to Vernazza.
