The Cinque Terre Area
A varied region, with countless natural, artistic and cultural treasures: spend time in the whole area to catch the somewhat hidden identity of its colorful villages and its traditions.
The Cinque Terre area is not only made of the coast, unique and unrepeatable, and of five villages perched on the mountains and overlooking the sea. The area is now famous throughout the world and characterized by an increasingly important flow of tourists. The medieval villages take their origin in the hinterland and its peasant culture, that of the Vara River Valley, and even further up to the culture of the Lunigiana. It is the historical area that in most ancient times was dominated by the Ligurian and Apuan Celts. The most typical features of the five villages can be found throughout the marine area, extending to the Gulf of La Spezia, (the Gulf of the Poets), with the enchanting Lerici and Portovenere, while its small archipelago hides the surprise of pristine and fierce nature and ancient history.
Where Are You?
The Cinque Terre Area
The Cinque Terre Villages
The Gulf of the Poets: Portovenere, Lerici and La Spezia
The Vara Valley and the Bio District
Lunigiana, ancient castles and abbeys
CINQUE TERRE VILLAGES
The Cinque Terre villages: Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso.
GULF OF THE POETS
The bay of La Spezia, Portovenere and Lerici at its edges.
VARA VALLEY
The green lung of the Cinque Terre area, the first organic district in Europe.
LUNIGIANA
Ancient castles and abbeys, mysterious traditions while getting closer to Tuscany.
