Tucked away in the picturesque mountains of northwestern Italy lies the small fishing villages of Cinque Terre (which translates to “five lands”). If you are planning a Cinque Terre trip for the first ...

Perched along the mountainside overlooking the Ligurian Sea, Cinque Terre is a not-to-be-missed location. You may recognize its iconic imagery from travel books, documentaries, or the Pixar animated ...

The moment I first set foot along the craggy coast of Monterosso al Mare, the westernmost village of the Cinque Terre, I knew I had discovered a unique paradise. It was early October 2007 and far off ...

Perched on a rocky promontory, Manarola cascades in pastel façades down to the sea. Its tightly packed houses, seemingly glued to one another, create one of Liguria’s most distinctive landscapes.

To find out more, I embarked on six days of tastings, cellar visits, and vineyard hikes. Julia Buckley is a journalist who’s been writing about Italy for more than 15 years. Born in the U.K. and ...

Since 1931, the Via dell’Amore has been the most iconic—and popular—hiking path in Italy’s Cinque Terre. Etched into seaside cliffs, the trail connects Riomaggiore and Manarola, two of the five ...

Church bells echoed through the sunny piazza as I plopped down on a stone bench, digging my plastic spoon into a cup of basil gelato. I’d hiked about 5 miles that morning. I had another 5 to go. A ...