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    Walking in Italy's Cinque Terre: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore
    Walking in Italy's Cinque Terre: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore
    Walking in Italy's Cinque Terre: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore
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    Walking in Italy's Cinque Terre: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore

    By Gillian Price

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    A guidebook to 16 walks in Italy’s Cinque Terre. Following age-old paths linking the UNESCO-listed settlements of this beautiful coastline, the routes involve moderate to steep ascents and therefore call for a reasonable level of fitness.

    Walks range from 2 to 14km (1–8 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–5 hours. There are routes starting from all five of the main villages – Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore – and all are accessible by public transport.

    • 1:50,000 or 1:25,000 mapping included for each walk
    • GPX files available for download
    • Refreshment and public transport information provided
    • Walks can be combined to create a 3–4 day trek across the Cinque Terre
    • With notes on local history, plants and wildlife and cuisine
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCicerone Press
    Release dateMay 15, 2019
    ISBN9781783627585
    Walking in Italy's Cinque Terre: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore
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    Gillian Price

    Gillian Price has trekked throughout Asia and the Himalayas, but now lives in Venice and is exploring the mountains and flatter bits of Italy. Starting in the Italian Dolomites, Gillian has written outstanding Cicerone guides to walking all over Italy as well as Corsica and Corfu. An adamant promoter of public transport to minimise environmental impact, Gillian belongs to Mountain Wilderness and is an active member of the Venice branch of CAI, the Italian Alpine Club. Check her out at www.gillianprice.eu.  

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      Walking in Italy's Cinque Terre - Gillian Price

      About the Author

      Gillian Price has trekked throughout Asia and the Himalayas but now lives in Venice and is exploring the mountains and flatter bits of Italy and the Mediterranean. Starting with the Italian Dolomites, Gillian has written outstanding Cicerone guides to walking all over Italy as well as Corfu and Corsica. An adamant promoter of the use of public transport to minimise environmental impact, she is an active member of the Italian Alpine Club CAI. Check her out at www.gillianprice.eu.

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      WALKING IN ITALY'S CINQUE TERRE

      MONTEROSSO AL MARE, VERNAZZA, CORNIGLIA, MANAROLA AND RIOMAGGIORE

      by Gillian Price

      JUNIPER HOUSE, MURLEY MOSS,

      OXENHOLME ROAD, KENDAL, CUMBRIA LA9 7RL

      www.cicerone.co.uk

      © Gillian Price 2019

      First edition 2019

      ISBN 9781783627585

      Printed in China on behalf of Latitude Press Ltd

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.

      Route mapping by Lovell Johns www.lovelljohns.com

      Contains OpenStreetMap.org data © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA. NASA relief data courtesy of ESRI

      Dedication

      As well as my special companion Nicola, I was very fortunate to enjoy the company of dear Alison in the Cinque Terre. Her enthusiasm never flagged even when faced with endless flights of steep steps that always seemed to go uphill. (Could it have been the promise of gelato?)

      Updates to this Guide

      While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guidebooks as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an edition. Any updates that we know of for this guide will be on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk/973/updates), so please check before planning your trip. We also advise that you check information about such things as transport, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of way can be altered over time.

      The route maps in this guide are derived from publicly available data, databases and crowd-sourced data. As such they have not been through the detailed checking procedures that would generally be applied to a published map from an official mapping agency, although naturally we have reviewed them closely in the light of local knowledge as part of the preparation of this guide.

      We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to updates@cicerone.co.uk or by post to Cicerone, Juniper House, Murley Moss, Oxenholme Road, Kendal, LA9 7RL.

      Register your book: To sign up to receive free updates, special offers and GPX files where available, register your book at www.cicerone.co.uk.

      Front cover: A marvellous panoramic point overlooking the southern side of Vernazza (Walk 5)

      CONTENTS

      Map key

      Overview Map

      INTRODUCTION

      Exploring the Cinque Terre

      Walking

      Plants and flowers

      Wildlife

      Getting there and getting around

      Information

      When to go

      Accommodation

      Food and drink

      What to take

      Maps

      Dos and don’ts

      Emergencies

      Using this guide

      WALKS

      Walk 1 Levanto to Monterosso

      Walk 2 Monterosso via Colla di Gritta circuit

      Walk 3 Monterosso to Vernazza via the sanctuaries

      Walk 4 Monterosso to Vernazza on the SVA

      Walk 5 Vernazza to Corniglia on the SVA

      Walk 6 Corniglia via Cigoletta and San Bernardino to Vernazza

      Walk 7 Corniglia via Volastra to Manarola

      Walk 8 Manarola panoramic loop

      Walk 9 Manarola to Riomaggiore on Via Beccara

      Walk 10 Riomaggiore high circuit

      Walk 11 Riomaggiore low circuit

      Walk 12 Riomaggiore to Porto Venere

      Walk 13 Campiglia circuit via Monesteroli and Fossola

      Walk 14 Punta Persico

      Walk 15 Porto Venere and Monte Muzzerone

      Walk 16 Palmaria island circuit

      Appendix A Village maps

      Appendix B Route summary table

      Appendix C Useful information

      Appendix D Glossary

      Appendix E Accommodation

      Riomaggiore is a long way below (Walk 11)

      Manarola has a magnificent setting

      INTRODUCTION

      The seafront of Riomaggiore is a celebrated spot around sunset

      Pastel coloured villages are wedged into dizzy rock promontories over the sparkling sea, defying gravity. Between them, row upon row of man-made terraces appear to cascade down vertiginous mountainsides. Neck-craningly steep paths lead to spectacular lookouts that take your breath away. Secluded coves with turquoise water are the reward for venturing down hundreds of knee-challenging stone steps. Brilliant carpets of Mediterranean wildflowers add to the irresistible charm, as does the superb cuisine based on locally grown olives and wine. This is Liguria in north west Italy, and these are the Cinque Terre. We’re talking about a mere 12km of rugged coast that is home to gliding seagulls and the ‘Famous Five’. There’s nowhere else like it, and it is duly recognised with UNESCO World Heritage Site status.

      So what exactly are the Cinque Terre? And why do people flock here from all over the globe? The ‘five lands’ as they translate literally, correspond to the villages of Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore. Nowadays the Cinque Terre are home to around 4400 residents in all, many of whom work in tourism. Starting in the late Middle Ages they were built up bit by bit around narrow steep arpaie stairways and carrugi alleys suitable for donkeys and people. Every available scrap of land was exploited for the tower-like houses constructed one

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