The villages of the Cinque Terre

The villages of the Cinque Terre

The sunct te or five Villages stretches for 15 kilom along the Eastern liuan Coastline of Northern Italy the area was almost inaccessible until the arrival of the Railway in the 1870s the area is now a unique landscape and has been designated a Heritage landscape by UNESCO and is also a national park The most northern Village is monteroso it is the largest of the five and is a convenient starting point for the walking trail that connects all five Villages oh wow yeah that’s right we don’t have one at where we’re staying the walking trail descended steeply into the second village the NATA Terraces had

Been cut into the sloping ground and it was thought that the construction of these began as early as ad300 in the late Middle Ages the NATA is considered the most picturesque of the five Villages and is named as one of the most beautiful villages in

Italy this is veraz a station there is a very frequent train service between the villages and even in the offseason they are very well used by Tourists kaga station lies 300 ft below the village and a steep path of 382 steps leads up the cliff to the village coreglia is described as the heart of the sank as it’s the middle of the five Villages it’s also the smallest of the five Villages and is the least

Visited and also the most has the most local feel to it the railway is confined mainly to tunnels between the short stretches of open lines where the stations are located in addition to the very frequent passenger trains freight also uses the rout the fourth Village is Manola Manola station is separated from

The village by Headland so you have to walk through a tunnel to reach The Village at the End of the Street there is the usual small Harbor and a path onto the Headland allows good views back onto the village the final Village is Rio maor which again requires a tunnel for pedestrians to reach the Village RI maiori is one of the most scenic of The Villages especially in the evening when the sun picks out the colors of the buildings The large town of Las Veta marks the southern end of the sank and another freter Bianca inter city train from Geno prepares to stop at the station

The beautiful villages known as Cinque Terre are most easily reached by the frequent trains of the Italian State Railway (FS). A hiking trail also links the villages.