Cinque Terre consists of five villages along the Italian coast near La Spezia in Liguria, Italy.
Cinque Terre consists of the following villages:
Monterosso al Mare
Vernazza
Corniglia
Manarola
Riomaggiore
The villages were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997. The area is difficult to reach by car along the steep coast. There is a footpath linking the five villages, the part between Riomaggiore and Manarola known as Via dell'Amore. The villages are also connected by a railway line which is part of the main line La Spezia-Genua. From the footpath you have a view of the sea and the hills cultivated with terraces. There are also olive and lemon groves bordered by walls on the hillsides.