Cinque Terre, Italy

The Cinque Terre (Liguria in Cinque Taere, "Five Lands") form a part of the coast of the Italian Riviera in Liguria, in the west of the city of La Spezia. The Cinque Terre include five villages from west to east, Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore, which are attached to the Cinque Terre National Park established in 19991.

The Cinque Terre occupying a hilly and rugged landscape, which were built over the centuries terraces for agriculture. The villages are built on the Mediterranean coast, in coves and cliffs. Despite the construction of a road and a railway track in the twentieth century, access remains difficult.

In 1997, the Cinque Terre, Portovenere and Palmaria Island, the island of Tino and Tinetto the island were listed World Heritage UNESCO2.


Climate 
The Cinque Terre experience a Mediterranean climate. Like the rest of the Riviera, it is a region of Liguria where winter temperatures are milder than average, with temperatures around 9 ° C.

The landscape of the Cinque Terre is characterized by the presence of thousands of kilometers of terraces, supported by dry stone walls, which are grown mainly vineyards, olive groves, citrus, basil and herbs. In total, these walls form a length of 6729 kilometers. This excavation work, sheer to the sea, was built from the eleventh century with the stones and the dust found on site. The built on the terrace area is approximately 1400 ha and occupies the coastal face up to 450-500 meters above sea level, sometimes starting close to the shore.

Transport
To reach the Cinque Terre: the train from Genoa and La Spezia. There are hiking trails between villages. Riomaggiore to Manarola trail is called the Via Dell'Amore (the Way of love). You have to pay a toll to browse. It runs along the coast. The path from Manarola to Corniglia is easy to navigate. One leading from Corniglia to Vernazza is steep. The trail from Vernazza to Monterosso, through vineyards and olive orchards is by far the steepest.