Cinque Terre Italy

The gateway to Portofino and Cinque Terre ... Sestri Levante is a charming city on the Italian Riviera, nestled between the fashionable elegance of Portofino and the rugged, scenic towns of the Cinque Terre. The city overlooks a lovely, curving peninsula, with a picturesque sandy beach. The perfect location to enjoy a romantic sunset. In Sestri Levante, a charming city located on the Italian Riviera, beauty appears in many ways. From panoramic views of the scenic peninsula touched by the... Read Full Story

Liguria is getting more and more popular among mass market cruise passengers of mediocre cruise ships offering "6 country experience in 5 days" along Meditterranean ports. According to statistics of the region of Liguria, these intellectually less demanding tourists who embark or disembark in Genoa, are increasingly interested in staying in the Liguria area for an extra few nights. Cruise passengers are half of all toursist who visit the region and due to their increasing numbers, the... Read Full Story

The Ligurian Coast of Cinque Terre is getting increasingly popular among individual tourists interested in walking and scenery. Since infrastructure is underdeveloped in the region, it is always a challange to secure adequate accommodation or transportation in the area. Good news for 2008 is that the FIR (Regional Investment Fund) intend to invest almost 5 million euros to support tourism in Liguria. The measure allocates a rotation fund for companies to renew accommodation and bathing... Read Full Story

Portovenere is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Portovenere’s harbor is lined with brightly colored houses and narrow medieval streets lead up the hill to a castle. It is located on a rocky peninsula on the Gulf of Poets, an area in the Gulf of La Spezia once popular with writers such as Byron, Shelley and DH Lawrence. Portovenere is southeast of the Cinque Terre at the end of the Italian Riviera, in the region of Liguria. The ancient Portus Veneris is believed to date back to at least the... Read Full Story

Le 5 Terre - Riomaggiore e via dell’amore. The Cinque Terre form one of the most unspoilt areas of the Mediterranean and one of the most extended areas in Liguria, Italy. They are a kingdom of nature and wild scents maintained as in the past. The Cinque Terre are five coastal villages which have come to be among the most popular areas of Italy among tourists. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all encapsulated in a national park by the same name. The five... Read Full Story