Cinqueterre Unesco world heritage and national park
Cinqueterre needs no other presentation: the beauty and uniqueness of the site is worldwide recognized and the number of the tourists that every year spend some days visiting the villages or walking along the paths. The proposal is to discover the most hidden and amazing corner of Cinqueterre, according to different season, time at disposal, as to appreciate the true beauty of the place, possibly out of the tourist mass and planning the route according to your preferences and your fitness level.
Trail from Portovenere to Riomaggiore - 400m +
The trail from Portovenere to Riomaggiore is less crowded and famous than other Cinqueterre routes but the beauty of its views lets everybody breathless. Just walk for hours gazing 400m under your feet just tiny villages and the sea. Portovenere is, adding to that a pearl inside a treasure, due to its incredible position and the monuments it holds, such as San Pietro church.
8.30 arriving in Portovenere: trail to Monterosso 1000+ m (1300+ in case of descent to Monesteroli). During the trail, if we are on time for the last coming back boat, we could take a 300m – surpising steep stairway to the small village of Monesteroli perched on the sea. Picknic lunch.
