Cinque Terre

C.A.I. route number 2: from Riomaggiore to Monterosso

(Sentiero Azzurro along the coast overlooking the sea).

Walking time 5 hours.

The route starts from the Railway Station square and proceeds along the Via dell'Amore to Manarola (30 minute-walk). From Manarola it rises slightly then levels off along a lovely bridle-path and arrives at Corniglia Railway Station. From here it continues on to the centre of the village climbing up some steep steps (1 hour). From Corniglia the route maintains more or less the same level, with some difficult points along the way and eventually drops down to Vernazza (1 hour and 30 minutes). This is where the longest and most difficult part of the pathway starts and it is important to take extra care here because of frequent landslides. Here the route reaches a height of 180 meters and goes down sharply to Monterosso, finishing near the Town Hall (2 hours).

C.A.I. route number 3: from Biassa (300 m) to Riomaggiore.
Walking time 2 hours.
The route starts in the village near the bus terminal, rises gently up through a chestnut grove and reaches the telegraph hill (516 m). From here onwards the pathway goes downhill, passing Lemmen (a small part of the village), through the Santuario di Montenero and along a lovely bridle-path to Riomaggiore ending at the Railway Station square.

C.A.I. route number 0.1: from La Foce (242 m) to Riomaggiore.
Walking time 3 hours.
The route starts from the road to Castä, following it up to the village then, crossing cultivated lands to Carpena (408 m). From here it passes through a chestnut grove, rising up to the "La Croce" pass after which there is a steep descent with offers a lovely view of the sea down to Riomaggiore. The route ends at the Railway Station square.

C.A.I. route number 7: from Ricco del Golfo (148 m) to Vernazza.
Walking time 3 hours.
The pathway starts from the road to Casella and follows it as far as the village. From Casella onward the footpath goes downhill passing Case Fornacchi and San Bernardino, then continues abruptly down through vineyards and dry stone walls joining route number 2 which leads to Vernazza.

C.A.I. route number 9: from Monterosso to Santuario di Soviore (464 m)
Walking time 1 hour and 30 minutes.
The pathway starts from the road that crosses the old part of the village and proceeds along a lovely bridle-path. It rises through olive groves, crosses the Litoranea (coastal) road and passes the Santa Maria Maddalena shrine, finishing at the "Santuario del Soviore" square.

C.A.I. route number 10: from Monterosso to Punta Mesco (314 m)
Walking time 1 hour.
The pathway starts from the road in front of the Railway Station. After passing above the Sailing Club it rises through a pinewood along a bridle-path which becomes a steeply, stepped path that leads to the top of the promontory. The path, which offers breathtaking views of the area, finishes at the church of S. Antonio.

Cinque Terre