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RE: Getting from Riomaggiore to either Portovenere or La Spezia

by lucapal 16 April 2012

I like Portovenere (more than the CT) but you may find it a bit samey after coming from Riomaggiore..apart from the lack of American tourist…
RE: Getting from Riomaggiore to either Portovenere or La Spezia

by neckervd 16 April 2012

There are frequent buses between La Spezia and Portvenere, some boats too during the season. Portovenere is furthermore linked by trail…
RE: Getting from Riomaggiore to either Portovenere or La Spezia

by danajag 16 April 2012

lucapal, thanx for your reply. We would like to spend the night in Portovenere or La Spezia, because we would love to explore those places…
RE: Getting from Riomaggiore to either Portovenere or La Spezia

by lucapal 16 April 2012

Riomaggiore to La Spezia is easy and cheap by train (10 minutes/2 euros..more or less). Portovenere doesn't have a train station.So you…
Getting from Riomaggiore to either Portovenere or La Spezia

by danajag 15 April 2012

Hi, me and my boyfriend are travelling by train from Genoa to Riomaggiore. After spending a couple of days in Cinque Terre we would like…
RE: July in Italy

by mike9 23 December 2011

Agree with lucapal - your third itinerary is the best starting point. A car is little use in cinque terre - public access is only by boar…
RE: Italian Riviera is it worth visiting or visit Verona and Bologna instead?

by sylwucha 30 October 2011

Depends what u like, really.. If u like museums - for sure Verona, Bologna, Florence, Pisa, Siena and if Verona it's not so far to Venezia.…
RE: Florence to Nice - HELP!

by sylwucha 30 October 2011

hi! The easiest it will be by train. You have a lot of possibilities from Florence to Nice. The cheapest will be to take the train from…
RE: GENOVA/GENOA - What to do

by sushi75 18 August 2011

I know, Genova is lovely :) I'm not so fond of Rapallo, but tastes are tastes. Also, 'beaches' and 'incredible' do not go hand in hand…
RE: Florence and Cinque Terra

by coconut_skin 15 August 2011

BTW I don't think you'll find anything within your budget in Portofino or Porto Venere, they're very upmarket places where all the celebriti…
RE: Florence and Cinque Terra

by whytenc 15 August 2011

I'm currently looking for accommodation in the Cinque Terra within our budget and am struggling to find anything. We are not going until…
Re: La Spezia to Cinque Terre

by agenttravel 01 August 2011

Sorry joining in late on this conversation but another option if you're looking for a smaller town, with transport to the 5 villages is…
RE: exploring Cinque Terre

by kimm 31 July 2011

We stayed at Monterosso last Oct - had been there 5 years before at the same time of year. Could not believe the difference in the amount…
RE: Cinque Terre Portovenere over Easter

by tony_b 21 April 2011

+I am heading to the cinque terre tomorrow for the Easter long weekend+ Not just you. Thousands of others will have the same idea. …
RE: Cinque Terre Portovenere over Easter

by utazizk 21 April 2011

So, I did this hike last year, and the same section was closed due to heavy rain the few days before. I just kind of hopped the fences…
RE: Cinque Terre Portovenere over Easter

by neckervd 20 April 2011

Take path Nr 1 and you will be fine. There are no difficult trails along 5Terre. From March to October, the most strenuous one is the…
Cinque Terre Portovenere over Easter

by wanderluster82 20 April 2011

I am heading to the cinque terre tomorrow for the Easter long weekend and have only just discovered, to my dismay, that most of the "azzuro"…
Re: driving through Italy

by JBX 11 April 2011

As the above posters have pointed out, the cities you've identified aren't characterized as 'small towns' .... certainly several of these…
RE: Cinque Terre Hiking

by neckervd 10 March 2011

In addition to the good suggestions of Manosque and Tony (forget the others!), I would like to point out that there are signmarked hiking…
RE: Manarola vs. Bonassola

by Veta 20 January 2011

I did what I knew I shouldn't, and came in for a day trip (could not resist the temptation). The crowds were really bad in the towns,…
RE: Tuscany / Liguria - quiet towns on the sea

by Veta 13 January 2011

It looked pretty bustling to me. For swimming, you can take a ferry into the bay of La Spezia, or head to the three tiny islands just…
Re: Tuscany / Liguria - quiet towns on the sea

by Surefolly 13 January 2011

Thank you so much for all the great advice. One question about Portovenere - is it at all busy or noisy because it's so close to La Spezi…
RE: Tuscany / Liguria - quiet towns on the sea

by neckervd 13 January 2011

.. and you can of course use the La Spezia city bus which goes up to Portovenere.
Re: Tuscany / Liguria - quiet towns on the sea

by agenttravel 13 January 2011

My wife and I enjoyed staying in Portovenere, just south of Cinque Terre, we stayed at the Paradiso and loved it. However that might…
Just how crowded does the Croatian coast get??

by guychelle 06 January 2011

Hi there, We are planning a trip to Slovenia and Croatia in July - August. Now I know this is not the most ideal time to go but we are…