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A day tour from Florence with a guide to the colorful villages of Cinque Terre, a UNESCO World Heritage site. You travel by train and boat between the cliffside villages overlooking the Ligurian Sea: Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, Monterosso and Riomaggiore. Depending on the option, you can take a guided hike from Corniglia to Vernazza, or visit 3 Cinque Terre villages together with Pisa. Each village has free time, so you can also enjoy a sea swim or browse the boutiques.

Meet your guide in central Florence and travel by bus for about 2 hours to La Spezia. On the way, your guide introduces Cinque Terre, and you take your first train from La Spezia. Cinque Terre is a coastline of five fishing villages, Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore, linked by terraced vineyards, and it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997.

In the first village, Manarola, join a small guided walking tour of the vineyards and then enjoy free time. Manarola is well known for its pastel-colored houses stacked on a rocky hill above the sea. Next, take the train to Corniglia, the only one of the five villages that does not touch the sea and sits on a high cliff. Climb the stairs and stroll through the center of the village.

On the hiking option, you walk the coastal trail from Corniglia to Vernazza with your guide. On the options without hiking, you travel by train, following your guide. Vernazza is a village where a small harbor and Doria Castle on the hill come together, and you can relax at a local cafe or jump into the sea.

Take the train to Monterosso, a village known for its beautiful beach and artisan shops. Monterosso has the widest sandy beach of the five villages. If the weather is good, take a boat along the Cinque Terre coast. After exploring Riomaggiore, the oldest fishing village and the southernmost of the five, return to La Spezia by train and arrive in Florence by bus.
* The Pisa option visits Vernazza, Monterosso and Riomaggiore by boat and includes free time in Pisa, with no hiking.
* From November 1 to March 31 and in bad weather, boats do not operate and are replaced by trains.
Meeting point:
Next to the taxi stand in front of Santa Maria Novella train station
Piazza della Stazione, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy
Meeting point information:
Meet right next to the taxi stand outside Santa Maria Novella train station, across from McDonald's. Your guide will be holding a "WALKABOUT TOURS" sign.
Piazza della Stazione, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy