Hiking the Cinque Terre: Riomaggiore to Montenero [2964]
One of my favorite adventuresome trails in the Cinque Terre runs uphill at an impressive angle for 45 minutes starting at Riomaggiore, the southernmost of the Cinque Terre villages. It leads to the monastery of the Madonna di Montenero.
Hiking the Italian Riviera's Cinque Terre [3387]
We were in Vernazza, one of the celebrated Cinque Terre, those Ligurian eagle’s nest villages perched along a ten-mile stretch of the Italian Riviera just a few miles north of Tuscany…
Christopher Columbus and Genoa [7591]
Every Day is Columbus Day in Liguria. Columbus was from Genoa.
Columbus’s journey was a feat of navigation, a demonstration not only of foolhardy confidence – the intrepid sea captain was sailing in the wrong direction, after all, if he hoped to reach India – but also of fearless entrepreneurialism. The goal was to find a short, safe passage toward riches.
Hiking the Cinque Terre: Montenero to Volastra, Corniglia [2990]
This is one of the top walks in the Cinque Terre.
Above the village of Manarola the same ancient hiking trail that links Riomaggiore to La Madonna di Montenero changes directions and cuts midway across the slope to reach the villages of Volastra and Corniglia.
Map of Liguria Italy Provinces and Cities [22857]
A map and travel guide to Liguria, showing the popular places to go on the Italian Riviera, from Genoa to the Cinque Terre.
Enchanted Liguria: Snow and Sea and Sun in February [1052]
The Italian Riviera is not known for its ski resorts and subzero temperatures. This year is the exception: the coldest, snowiest, iciest weather in more than a generation. As I write it is about 6 degrees below zero.
