Explore the Towns of Cinque Terre

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8 hours (approx.)

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Overview

Your Venture Ashore representative welcomes you at the cruise pier, where you will board your transportation - ready to take you on a full day of touring!

The Cinque Terre is a string of centuries-old seaside villages on the rugged Italian Riviera coastline. In each of the 5 towns, colorful houses and ancient vineyards cling to steep terraces, fishing boats bob in harbors and trattorias turn out seafood specialties along with the Liguria region's most famous dish, pesto.

To visit the Cinque Terre means to visit five villages suspended between sea and earth, clinging to the cliffs and surrounded by green hills. Here the sea, the hills, the vineyards, the old ancient villages, and the Genovese-style churches combine to result in the breathtaking scenery. There are no cars and no noise, only nature.

Your experience begins immediately with a panoramic drive affording lovely views. This is not usually included but it allows you a view that is amazing and also lets you understand Cinque Terre.

Soon after you will arrive in Portovenere, which is tucked away in the northwestern area of Italy. Portovenere is a town that dates back to at least the middle of the first century. The ancient town is a hidden treasure for tourists and even residents of Italy to still discover. The town, or comune as referred to by the Italian government, is located on the provincial coast of La Spezia, in the region of Liguria. Rocky horizons, lush forests, and vegetation, complete with bodies of water supplied by the Mediterranean Sea, surround this area. Perhaps the most profound scenery of Portovenere is the strip of homes that lay across the shoreline of the marina. It's quite the sight.

From here you can continue on by ferry to Manarola and Vernazza. Tiny Manarola is a tumble of buildings bunny-hopping down its ravine to the harbor. You can hike up to Punta Bonfiglio - for a bar on a bluff between the cemetery and the sea - or enjoy tasty treats born right here: pesto on your focaccia, washed down by crisp local wine sprinkled with Mediterranean twinkles. Talk about going local. Vernazza is next to the northernmost town and perhaps most picturesque of the five towns of Cinque Terre in Italy. Colorful, antique homes cling to impossible cliffs. A lovely small harbor nestles under the shadows of an ancient castle and a dramatic seaside church.

Your driver will be waiting for you in Vernazza and take you on the most interesting route back to your starting point.

What's Included

Air Conditioned Transportation
English-speaking driver
Time for lunch (price of meal is not included)

Considerations

Ferry tickets are not included.
Food/beverages are not included.
Bring cash/local currency for any additional purchases on the day.
Gratuities/Tips are not included in your tour, if you would like to leave a tip, please bring cash.

Special Instructions

Your English-speaking driver will not enter sites with you or join you in Monterosso and Vernazza, but will give running commentaries of what you are seeing during the driving time and make sure you have enough time to visit each site.
The price of this tour does not include ferry tickets. A boat tour (one-way) is 22 Euro per guest. Your driver will assist you in acquiring these tickets and guide you on how to best meet him in Monterosso.
This tour is not suitable for anyone with mobility issues.
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended for this tour.
Bring everything you need for a full day of touring - sunglasses, sunscreen, sunhat and water bottle - it can get unseasonably hot.
Dress for the weather.
Bring your camera to capture wonderful memories of your time ashore!

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup and Dropoff at the Cruise Port Included.

Hassle-free

Cancellation

8 hours (approx.)

Private Tour

Moderate

Explore the Towns of Cinque Terre

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