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Cinque Terre

Liguria’s Picturesque Coast.

Liguria’s coastline is one of the most beautiful walking areas in Italy. Multi-coloured houses clinging on to steep slopes, small squares with colourful boats on the sea, winding little alleyways and paths with stairs. Above the holiday resorts along the sea you find unspoilt and primeval landscapes with cute little mountain villages, olive groves, vineyards and winding mule trails. Hence it comes as no surprise that Cinque Terre is considered one of the most popular regions for walking in Europe: Nowhere else along the Italian mainland coast did the landscape and villages remain so well preserved. There is an extensive network of mule trails – today used as walking paths – leading you through exceptional scenery.

Details on the hiking holiday in Cinque Terre

After arriving in Camogli, the hiking holiday begins with a tour to a secluded bay. There you find the Gothic monastery of San Fruttuoso, which is a picture-perfect photo opportunity. After the visit, follow the hiking trails to Portofino, a picturesque coastal town. Halfway through the hiking week, a route awaits you, which is considered an absolute insider tip. Between Sestri Levante and Moneglia you will find inclined slopes and wonderful natural impressions. In addition, the promontory from Punta Manara to Riva Trigoso is not far away.

Highlights of the walking tour in Cinque Terre

  • Portofino: The idyllic fishing village on the Italian Riviera is the place for the rich and famous. Holiday makers can therefore admire numerous yachts and boats in the small harbour every year.
  • Monerosso: it is essential to unpack the camera on Day 5. After a small pass you get to Levanto and then to Monterosso. An enchanting village with colourful houses right by the sea.

Things to know about hiking in Cinque Terre

You always have the sea in view on the Cinque Terre hiking holiday in Liguria. In eight days you explore the coast of Italy and will be surprised with one panorama after the next. Nevertheless, surefootedness and a good basic fitness level are an advantage. The paths are sometimes rocky and narrow and lead you through the Italian villages with walking times of 3 to 6 hours.

Walking
Walking
  • 8 Days / 7 Nights
  • Self-guided Tour
  • Minimum number of participants: 2 persons
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Itinerary

From Camogli walk to the Gothic monastery San Fruttuoso, located in a secluded bay. Other options are a more challenging tour high above the sea or on easier terrain via the foothills of Portofino. Along the path leading from San Fruttuoso enjoy fabulous views onto the especially pretty fishing village of Portofino.

approx. 4 to 5 hours
9 km
450 m
450 m

From Rapallo take the bus up to the pilgrimage church Montallegro, situated 600 metres above sea level. After a high-altitude walk with distant views across the Golf of Tigullio, you reach the ancient little town of Chiavari. After that take the train into the picturesquely situated little town of Sestri Levante.

approx. 3 hours
8 km
150 m
800 m

The walk between Sestri Levante and Moneglia is an absolute insiders’ tip! Enjoy unforgettable impressions of nature along this remote coastal scenery with its precipitous slopes towards the sea. First you walk across the foothills of Punta Manara to Riva Trigoso, then continue below Monte Moneglia into the lovely seaside resort of Moneglia.

approx. 4.5 hours
9 km
600 m
600 m

In the morning you start off by walking from Framura to Bonassola. After that the path leads you over a little mountain pass onwards to Levanto, your residence for the next three days. Then you continue along a panorama path to Monterosso, a picturesque little village with colourful houses situated directly at the sea. From the lighthouse on the Punta Mesco overlook the whole of the impressive Cinque Terre region for the first time.

approx. 5.5 hours
10 km
850 m
850 m

On today’s agenda is the classic tour amongst all Cinque-Terre paths: the route between Monterosso and Corniglia. This coastal landscape with its old villages and steep vineyards has remaind nearly unchanged for centuries now. Again and again amazing views unfold infront of you onto terrraced vineyards, lemon and olive groves, farm houses and colourful villages.

approx. 4.5 to 6 hours
8 km
480 m
480 m

The tour from Riomaggiore to Portovenere is the final highlight and tops off your week of walking. Walk leisurely through terraced vineyards and pine forests. Be amazed by the picturesque little town of  Portovenere with its multi-coloured houses. Weather permitting, you then take a boat ride along the Cinque-Terre coast back to Monterosso and can spot the walking routes of the past few days from the sea.

approx. 4.5 hours
12 km
600 m
600 m

Tour character

The panoramic hikes often lead along rocky and narrow paths. Daily walking times vary between 3 and 6 hours. Longer descents via paths with steps. Each tour can be cut short by train.

Prices and events

All data for 2023 at a glance
Place of arrival: Camogli
  Season 1
01.10.2023 - 09.10.2023

Arrival daily
Season 2
07.04.2023 - 30.09.2023

Arrival daily
Cinque Terre 8 days, IT-CTWCL-08X
Base price
799.00
869.00
Surcharge single traveler 129.00 129.00
Surcharge single room 239.00 269.00

Category: lovely 3*** hotel

You can book extra nights for any day of your tour. Prices upon request!

Season 1
Oct 1, 2023 - Oct 9, 2023
Arrival daily
Season 2
Apr 7, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023
Arrival daily
Cinque Terre 8 days, IT-CTWCL-08X
Base price
Surcharge single traveler
Surcharge single room
799.00
129.00
239.00
869.00
129.00
269.00

Category: lovely 3*** hotel

You can book extra nights for any day of your tour. Prices upon request!

Season 1
Oct 1, 2023 - Oct 9, 2023
Season 2
Apr 7, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023
Camogli
Double room p. P.
Surcharge single room
Levanto
Double room p. P.
Surcharge single room
69.00
25.00
85.00
29.00
79.00
39.00
85.00
29.00
Additional nights
Place of arrival: Camogli
  Season 1
Oct 1, 2023 - Oct 9, 2023

Arrival daily
Season 2
Apr 7, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023

Arrival daily
Camogli
Double room p. P. 69.00 79.00
Surcharge single room 25.00 39.00
Levanto
Double room p. P. 85.00 85.00
Surcharge single room 29.00 29.00
Prices per person in EUR

Services and infos

Services

Included:

  • Accomodation as already mentioned
  • Breakfast
  • Luggage transfer

 

  • Carefully elaborated route description
  • Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English)
  • Service hotline
Infos

Arrival / Parking / Departure:

  • Via Genua train journey to Camogli. Duration approx. 30-minutes.
  • Pisa or Genua airport.
  • Parking: limited number of public, private parking spaces, approx. EUR 25 per day, reservation necessary.
  • Return train journey from Levanto to Camogli. Duration approx. 1 hour. 

Things to note:

  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
  • Cinque Terre-Card (required for national park on Day 6), approx. EUR 8 per person
  • Boat trip Portovenere - Monterosso, approx. EUR 14 per person
  • Train and bus fares according to program, approx. EUR 50 per person
  • Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!

 

Contact & booking
Do you still have questions about the tour? We are happy to help and look forward to your inquiry.
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Verena Winkler, Travel specialist
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Ratings

4.7 of 5 Stars (10 Ratings)
5 stars
Evelyn R. DE | 13.06.2023
Schöne Reise
Gut ausgearbeitete Routen, schöne Hotels, hat ohne Probleme alles geklappt
4 stars
Lisa Stolz AT | 20.11.2022
Wunderschöne Wanderungen, unvollstädige GPS Daten
Leider waren die GPS Daten zu den vorgeschlagenen Routen lückenhaft oder unvollständig. Ansonsten war die Reise genial!
Verena Winkler
Verena Winkler answered:
Liebe Frau Stolz, vielen Dank für Ihr Feedback und den Hinweis! Wir haben die GPS-Daten ergänzt und für nächste Wandersaison vollständig aktualisiert. Es freut uns sehr, dass Sie eine tolle Zeit verbringen konnten und begrüßen Sie gerne nächstes Jahr wieder auf einer unserer schönen Wanderreisen.
5 stars
Elisabeth Winter AT | 19.10.2022
Wandern in Cinque Terre
Es war eine wunderschöne, teils schon sehr anstrengende Wanderung mit vielen Highlights . Der ständige Blick zum Meer , das wunderbare Wetter , die Fahrt mit dem Schiff bei Sonnenschein entlang der traumhaften Küste , die Abkühlung im warmen Meer , es war einfach wunderbar. Ein sehr gelungener Wanderurlaub .
5 stars
Gabriela C. DE | 24.06.2022
Sehr gut ausgearbeitete, abwechslungsreiche Wanderreise
Die Wanderungen Cinque Terre und von Riomaggiore nach Portovenere sind das Highlight, wir brauchten keine Betreuung vor Ort.
4 stars
Josef K. CH | 24.06.2022
Sehenswert - auch abseits der Highlight-Routen
Camogli - es gehört nicht zu den 5 Touristen-Highlights - ist ein reizendes, kompaktes, gemütliches und sehr sympathisches Dorf. Ein idealer Ausgangspunkt, wenn man auch den nördlichen Teil der Cinque Terre sehen möchte. Wir erlebten dort die Ruhe vor dem Sturm. In Unkenntnis des italienischen Nationalfeiertages wanderten wir bei idealem Wetter teilweise in Einerkolonne. In den Dörfern Vernazza, Corniglia und Manarola stand man sich fast auf die Füsse - wer das nicht mag, dem bieten sich dank des Kartenmaterials gute Alternativen. Wir waren von der Auswahl der Hotels, über den Gepäcktransport und die Auswahl Wanderrouten sehr zufrieden. Die Unterlagen vor Ort, vor allem das Kartenmaterial waren informativ und gaben uns, zusätzlich zu den vorgeschlagenen Routen, viele Wanderrouten als Wahlmöglichkeiten für jeden Tag. Wir folgten den kulinarischen Tipps in den Unterlagen und wurden angenehm überrascht.
4 stars
Kristina I. GB | 01.08.2019
Well organised. Lovely hotels. good walking
It was great having accommodation by the sea. Most of the walks overlooked the sea which was also super. Lots of climbing, steps and scrambles. Directions mostly v good.
5 stars
Markus Henrichs DE | 29.05.2018
Toller Wanderurlaub in Ligurien
Es war eine traumhafte Wanderreise! Die Wanderrouten waren sehr gut beschrieben, auch die Beschilderung vor Ort sehr gut. Tolle Restauranttips im Wanderführer von eurohike. Die Hotels sehr nett, teilweise etwas laut (Camogli - direkt an einer sehr belebten Straße), aber das kleine Hotel sehr hübsch und persönlich. Gepäcktransport hat super geklappt. Wir werden sicherlich noch öfter bei eurohike buchen.
Verena Winkler
Verena Winkler answered:
Lieber Herr Henrichs, besten Dank für Ihr tolles Reisefeedback! Schön, dass Sie angenehme Tage in Ligurien verbringen konnten und mit unserem Service rundum zufrieden waren. Vielen Dank für den Hinweis zum Hotel in Camogli, wir werden hier Rücksprache mit dem Hotel halten. Bis zur nächsten Reise!
5 stars
Uwe Spaniol DE | 27.04.2017
Wunderschön
Landschaft einmalig, Unterkünfte sehr gut: Sauber und sehr gastfreundlich, Strecken sehr schön aber auch anstrengend und oft nur für trittfeste Wanderer. Cinque Terre selbst in Osterferien sehr stark besucht.
5 stars
Veronika Rechberger AT | 25.08.2016
Wanderparadies
Die Reise war noch viel schöner als ich es mir erwartet habe. Die Mischung aus der Einsamkeit in den Bergen mit den lebendigen Dörfern ist einmalig. Sehr gut auch für alleine reisende Frauen geeignet. Ich habe mich immer sehr sicher gefühlt, selbst in der Dunkelheit am Meer. Die wunderschöne Landschaft, die Ausblicke aufs Meer, haben manchmal wie ein Traum gewirkt, da soviel Schönheit auf einmal schwer zu begreifen war. Bergwandererfahrung, vor allem Trittsicherheit erforderlich, um auch die anstrengenden Teile der Wanderungen genießen zu können. Die Wanderwege sind sehr gut gekennzeichnet - was die Orientierung einfach machte. Hätte das Paradies einen Namen, wäre einer Cinque Terre.
5 stars
Karl Kerschner AT | 08.07.2016
Einzigartiges Erlebnis
Traumhafte Landschaft, schöne Wanderungen mit sehenswerten Ortschaften. Sämtliche Wanderungen sind sehr gut markiert, man braucht nur den Cinque Terre Küstenwanderweg folgen (ab Levanto) - Markierung durchgehend ROT / WEISS.

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