5 Day Deluxe Self-Guided Hiking Retreat in Cinque Terre

Self-Guided Hiking Retreat in Italy

Discover the fantastic Cinque Terre, a unique landscape which became a national park and a UNESCO world heritage site! This package is ideal for all individual travellers who love hiking and like to gain interesting insights into the area and its traditions.

Highlights

Information with description of suggested itineraries
Map of the National Park Cinque Terre
Cinque Terre Card Train valid for 2/3 consecutive days
Unlimited train rides with local trains between Levanto and La Spezia
Entrance fee to National Park Cinque Terre and trails
4 nights accommodation + breakfast
Orientation service + 1 local wine tasting + 1 three-course dinner
Copy of “Cinque Terre – vineyards with sea view” written by C. Unger

3 days with instruction in English

Accommodation

There are 6 wonderful and exclusive apartments, dedicated to the best guests, well furnished with high quality materials and equipped with all comforts to give you an unforgettable stay in the lovely village of Manarola, heart of the Cinque Terre and the national park.

All apartments are located in the village of Manarola, ideal place to start for discovering the Cinque Terre.

Program

Day 1: Welcome to Cinque Terre

Check-in at the booked apartment. Upon arrival you’ll meet your hostess in a bar of Manarola, she will give you a welcome package containing information about the territory and proposals for your visits to the Cinque Terre. The package also comes with the Cinque Terre Card Train and the vouchers for a dinner and a wine tasting. Dinner in a restaurant with sea view in Manarola.

Day 2: Corniglia, Manarola, and the vineyards

After your breakfast in a bar in Manarola, today’s program is to hike on one of the most beautiful trails of the Cinque Terre, the panoramic trail from Corniglia via Volastra to Manarola. It leads through the marvellous vineyards on terrace fields, built and maintained by the local winegrowers.

In the afternoon you have an appointment at a tasting room in Manarola, where you have a wine tasting of 3 local wines led by an AIS professional sommelier, who will invite you to use the sense of sight, the sense of smell and the sense of taste.

Dinner at leisure.

Day 3: Vernazza, Monterosso, and their sanctuaries

Have your breakfast and then hike on an ancient pilgrimage path from the picturesque village Vernazza up to the sanctuary of Madonna di Reggio. Thereafter the path continues offering wonderful views over the sea through the Mediterranean shrubland until the sanctuary of Madonna di Soviore. The trails end in Monterosso, the largest village of the Cinque Terre which has a beautiful beach.

Dinner at leisure.

Day 4

Itinerary suggestions for today:

Hike the spectacular trail from Riomaggiore to Portovenere which lasts about 5 hours.
Enjoy a varied path and an incomparable panorama over the steep coast of the southern part of the Cinque Terre coast. Return by public ferry boat.
Hike around the Palmaria island with beautiful views to Portovenere and over the Gulf of Poets
Hike around the Levanto Valley, crossing olive groves and ancient hamlets.

Day 5: Departure

Check-out and departure.

Notes

The tours can be booked all year long. Best period for hiking is from March to June and from September to October.
In summertime, because of high temperatures, the central hours of the day are not recommended for the walk.
Cinque Terre footpaths are narrow and often very steep. You need to be fit and to bring suitable clothes and shoes for hiking.
Please take note that the “Via dell’Amore”, the promenade between Manarola and Riomaggiore is currently closed. There is a large variety of alternative panoramic walks and trails.
Price changes of entrance fees or public transportation services (Cinque Terre Card) are outside Arbaspàa Carlino's responsibility and will be passed down.

Location

Stay in one of the characteristic villages with its colourful houses. A road book describes the most beautiful itineraries off the beaten paths and provides many interesting information about the area. A tasting of local wines as well as a dinner with seafood specialities complete your Cinque Terre experience!

In addition the package comes with a complimentary copy of the photo book “Cinque Terre – vineyards with sea view” written by Catherina Unger. The book contains an introduction about the wine growing history in the Cinque Terre and beautiful photos of the local winegrowers, the villages and the scenery of the Cinque Terre.

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What's included

4 nights in Luxury apartment in Manarola, including breakfast.
Information with description of suggested itineraries
Map of the National Park Cinque Terre
Cinque Terre Card Train valid for 2/3 consecutive days, including unlimited train rides with local trains between Levanto and La Spezia
Entrance fee National Park Cinque Terre and trails - The card includes further services of the national park, such as the use of the public buses and free wifi at the national park’s hotspots
Orientation service: welcome drink with one of the local experts to learn how to “move” in the Cinque Terre area (meeting time to be agreed)
One tasting of local wines in a tasting room in Manarola
One dinner with three courses and fish specialities (drinks not included)
One book “Cinque Terre – vineyards with sea view” written by C. Unger. (1 book per couple)

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