While the villages are known under one name — Cinque Terre, or "Five Lands" — each has its own distinctive characteristics.

Cinque Terre's trail network also extends to the lesser ... of the emptiness in the early morning and late evenings. For beach lovers, Monterosso is a great place to set up camp, as it's the ...

Courtesy of d!g!tALE by Alessandro Ciabini|Getty Images Cinque Terre is made up of five different towns, Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Monterosso al Mare and Vernazza – each with their own ...

You can also veer off the trail halfway between the Cinque Terre villages for a visit to the clothing-optional beach, Guvano. Recent visitors called Sentiero Vernazza a Corniglia a semi-strenuous ...