Cinque Terre, Italy

Tue, Jun 14, 2022

Cinque Terre, Italy

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

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

Riomaggiore

Eats & Treats

Lunch: Tutti Fritti, Il Pescato Cucinato

Drinks: Bar e Vini a Pié de Ma

Dinner: Fuori Rotta

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.

Riomaggiore
Riomaggiore
Riomaggiore
Riomaggiore
Monterosso
Monterosso
Monterosso
Monterosso
Riomaggiore
Riomaggiore
View from Riomaggiore
View from Riomaggiore
Monterosso
Monterosso
Monterosso
Monterosso
Monterosso
Monterosso
Monterosso
Monterosso
Monterosso
Monterosso
Vernazza
Vernazza
Vernazza
Vernazza
Monterosso
Monterosso
Vernazza
Vernazza
Gelato from Gelateria Vernazza
Gelato from Gelateria Vernazza
Vernazza
Vernazza
Vernazza
Vernazza
Riomaggior
Riomaggior
Vernazza
Vernazza
Vernazza
Vernazza
Vernazza
Vernazza
Vernazza
Vernazza
Vernazza
Vernazza
Riomaggiore
Riomaggiore
Monterosso
Monterosso