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Cinque Terre Day Trip from Florence
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Stop At: Borgo Storico di Manarola, Manarola Italy
You’ll first reach Manarola, a tiny urban jewel characterized by Genoese style ‘case-torri’. Enjoy some free time in this unique village of Cinque Terre
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Via dell'Amore, Italy
Admire the "love road" that connect Riomaggiore to Manarola. Unfortunately is closed but you can still see the main entrance while taking a relaxing walk in there.
Pass By: Chiesa di San Lorenzo, Piazza Papa Innocenzo IV, Manarola Italy
Take a look at the beautiful church of Manarola and its panoramic view as its located uphill.
Stop At: Santa Margherita di Antiochia Church, Vernazza Italy
Located in the main square with a beautiful view over the seaside, this is the main church of Vernazza dedicated to Saint Margaret the saint protector of the village.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Castello Doria, Via San Francesco, 19018 Vernazza Italy
During your free time decide to climb this ancient fortress that will give you an unforgettable view over the Cinque Terre. Do not forget to bring your camera with you
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: 19018 Vernazza Italy
Then you will move to Vernazza, a village overlooked by the remains of a Medieval castle with a cylindrical tower in which you can enjoy some free time.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Church of San Francesco - Capuchin Friars Monastery, Salita Cappuccini, 19026 Monterosso al Mare Italy
If you wish to avoid the tourist places go up to this beautiful church that dominates the Cinque Terre and offers beautiful views.
Just be prepared to climb as it is pretty uphill.
Stop At: Borgo Antico, Via Roma, 19016 Monterosso al Mare Italy
During your free time in Monterosso you can opt to take a swim or to visit the ancient center with local shops and colored houses. We suggest you to do both.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Spiaggia di Fegina, via Fegina, Monterosso al Mare Italy
Enjoy some free time on the main beach in Monterosso. Fall in love with its crystalline water and weather permitting have a swim.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Il Gigante, Monterosso al Mare Italy
Free time in this unique village of Cinque Terre
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Monumento a San Francesco d'Assisi, Colle dei Cappuccini, Monterosso al Mare Italy
Located uphill close to a monastery you can admire a statue dedicated to San Francis of Assisi. This place will give you a unique panorama over the riviera. Just be prepared to climb some steps as the monument is uphill.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Oratorio della Confraternita dei Neri Mortis et Orationis, Piazza Don Giovanni Minzoni, 19016 Monterosso al Mare Italy
This Church is located in the historical center of Monterosso and has a beautiful baroque style facade
Stop At: San Pietro Church, Lungo Calata Doria, 19018, Porto Venere Italy
Admire the stunning San Pietro in Portovenere that faces the Gulf of the Poet.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Portovenere, 19025, Porto Venere Italy
Free time in this beautiful village with unforgettable sceneries
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Porta del Borgo, Via Giovanni Capellini, 19025, Porto Venere Italy
This is an ancient gate to the village
Pass By: Santuario della Madonna Bianca (Chiesa di San Lorenzo), Piazza San Lorenzo, Porto Venere Italy
A simple but beautiful church located in Portovenere
Stop At: Castello Doria, Porto Venere Italy
If you wish to have a beautiful view than you might be interested in climbing this castle.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Portido Marina, via Lungomare sent. Codevalle Le Grazie, 19025, Porto Venere Italy
That's the beautiful, tiny port of Portovenere surrounded by colored houses. Definitely it deserves a visit.
Pass By: Le Scalinate - La Spezia, Scalinata San Giorgio 2, 19121, La Spezia Italy
Here at the end of the day take our bus that will be waiting for you and go back to Florence
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Borgo Storico di Manarola, Manarola Italy
You’ll first reach Manarola, a tiny urban jewel characterized by Genoese style ‘case-torri’. Enjoy some free time in this unique village of Cinque Terre
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Via dell'Amore, Italy
Admire the "love road" that connect Riomaggiore to Manarola. Unfortunately is closed but you can still see the main entrance while taking a relaxing walk in there.
Pass By: Chiesa di San Lorenzo, Piazza Papa Innocenzo IV, Manarola Italy
Take a look at the beautiful church of Manarola and its panoramic view as its located uphill.
Stop At: Santa Margherita di Antiochia Church, Vernazza Italy
Located in the main square with a beautiful view over the seaside, this is the main church of Vernazza dedicated to Saint Margaret the saint protector of the village.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Castello Doria, Via San Francesco, 19018 Vernazza Italy
During your free time decide to climb this ancient fortress that will give you an unforgettable view over the Cinque Terre. Do not forget to bring your camera with you
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: 19018 Vernazza Italy
Then you will move to Vernazza, a village overlooked by the remains of a Medieval castle with a cylindrical tower in which you can enjoy some free time.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Church of San Francesco - Capuchin Friars Monastery, Salita Cappuccini, 19026 Monterosso al Mare Italy
If you wish to avoid the tourist places go up to this beautiful church that dominates the Cinque Terre and offers beautiful views.
Just be prepared to climb as it is pretty uphill.
Stop At: Borgo Antico, Via Roma, 19016 Monterosso al Mare Italy
During your free time in Monterosso you can opt to take a swim or to visit the ancient center with local shops and colored houses. We suggest you to do both.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Spiaggia di Fegina, via Fegina, Monterosso al Mare Italy
Enjoy some free time on the main beach in Monterosso. Fall in love with its crystalline water and weather permitting have a swim.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Il Gigante, Monterosso al Mare Italy
Free time in this unique village of Cinque Terre
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Monumento a San Francesco d'Assisi, Colle dei Cappuccini, Monterosso al Mare Italy
Located uphill close to a monastery you can admire a statue dedicated to San Francis of Assisi. This place will give you a unique panorama over the riviera. Just be prepared to climb some steps as the monument is uphill.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Oratorio della Confraternita dei Neri Mortis et Orationis, Piazza Don Giovanni Minzoni, 19016 Monterosso al Mare Italy
This Church is located in the historical center of Monterosso and has a beautiful baroque style facade
Stop At: San Pietro Church, Lungo Calata Doria, 19018, Porto Venere Italy
Admire the stunning San Pietro in Portovenere that faces the Gulf of the Poet.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Portovenere, 19025, Porto Venere Italy
Free time in this beautiful village with unforgettable sceneries
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Porta del Borgo, Via Giovanni Capellini, 19025, Porto Venere Italy
This is an ancient gate to the village
Pass By: Santuario della Madonna Bianca (Chiesa di San Lorenzo), Piazza San Lorenzo, Porto Venere Italy
A simple but beautiful church located in Portovenere
Stop At: Castello Doria, Porto Venere Italy
If you wish to have a beautiful view than you might be interested in climbing this castle.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Portido Marina, via Lungomare sent. Codevalle Le Grazie, 19025, Porto Venere Italy
That's the beautiful, tiny port of Portovenere surrounded by colored houses. Definitely it deserves a visit.
Pass By: Le Scalinate - La Spezia, Scalinata San Giorgio 2, 19121, La Spezia Italy
Here at the end of the day take our bus that will be waiting for you and go back to Florence
Included
- Travel by coach or minivan with air-conditioning
- Expert multilingual escorts
- Stunning ferry boat to reach Portovenere with unique views
- Typical ligurian lunch (only if option selected)
- From November 1st to March 31st the boat service won't be available so the itinerary will be guaranteed with trains.
Not included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and dropoff
- Entry/Admission - Castello Doria
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Customers must be able to climb and descend stairs. A moderate amount of walking to visit Cinque Terre is involved.
- Regular lunch menù if option selected: Trofie with pesto sauce, baked fish and potatoes, tiramisù, white wine and water.
- Please note that this tour operates in all weather conditions
- A vegetarian menu is available upon request for the optional lunch, please specify any allergies or intolerance at the time of booking.
- In case of bad weather it may not be possible to take the ferry boat, which may mean a change in itinerary and no refund will be issued since it is beyond our control
- Not wheelchair accessible: Due to uneven surfaces at the sites visited may be difficult for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair
- If you wish to swim we suggest you to bring sunscreen, swimwear and towel.
- Please note that during November 2nd to March 31st due to the absence of the boat service the itinerary would be guaranteed with trains and bus).
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
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Received only very basic need to know information during the 12-13 hour trip. With some pre-planning could have done the trip by train on our own at 1/3-1/2 of the cost. Our main reason for taking the trip was that it was a guided tour, but we did not get value for our money. Very disappointed although Cinque Terre was beautiful.
The Tour was wonderful travel by bus train and boat plenty of time to go on your own to, even took a dip in the sea. Had a great lunch on our own. Anastasia was a very nice tour guide.
This company is so organized. Bring your walking shoes some water b/c your going to have a long beautiful day.
Wonderful places visited, plenty of time to enjoy, delicious meal and our tour guide, Anastacia was the best.
Beautiful part of Italy was seen with a beautiful one hour long ferry ride along the NW coast of Italy.The tour guides seemed to be poorly organized and confused re train schedules etc .They did not give you the feeling they were in control .Many people on this tour were upset..Tour group seemed too large to handle If I recall there were 68 people .The bus driver was not pleasant.
This was absolutely the worse tour that I have taken through Viator. First it was subcontracted to an outfit named MYTOUR, and there was 70 people on the tour! We were herded like a group of cattleand there was absolutey no orientation or comments about any of the towns we visited! They basically just drop us off a a meeting point and told us when to return. Then when we returned to La Spezia on the train, they had no idea where the bus was and we had to walk 2 miles from the train station to reach it. Finally, when we got back to Florence, we had to wait forever for a taxi in the middle of the nightand they seemed to be clueless on how to even contact one! I would not recommend this tour to anyone.
Out of all ours tours this was one of the most disorganized tour we have ever been on. They tell you to go with one person and then we all somehow ended up with another cause they went off way ahead and did not wait for everyone in their group to disembark the train or boat. Then to spend about 40-50 mins per towns and then one guide could barely understand English, but she was very patient and sweet to no fault of hers as where our tour guide went. I would definitely do this tour on our own, no information on each island. Then after the tour we had to walk about 10-15 mins to our bus. Would not being doing this tour again. A lot of the the people in and around our group was disappointed on how this tour was organized.
Not guided whatsoever, out "guide" Giuseppe did not communicate well at all - could speak english but did not understand basic questions such as "When are we leaving?" Very unorganized. They lost people on the tour - literally left them behind and our bus went back to florence. No info given at all on what towns we would visit, or why certain ones were selected. Did not get an itinerary or any info at all. Seemed very chaotic and planned on the fly. When we finally did get on a boat to travel, it was absolutely packed (300+) people and no seats - however, of course, all of the "guides" on our tour sat. Very rude when asked as to why they did not have things planned out in advance. Also we spent more time waiting on the bus and at trainstations than we did in some of the towns. Cinque Terre is absolutely beautiful, but this is awful, so avoid spending the money and have a nice seaside lunch instead! Easy to get there with the train to la spezia from florence and take local trains from there. Avoid if possible, and just take the train yourself. I would say this tour was a waste of our money and others agreed, everyone on our bus was frustrated with the lack of communication from our "guide" and the amount of time we spent waiting on trains from town to town.
Love the area, but not enough time to enjoy the beach. Guide was knowledgeable. Family friendly area.
This was a terrible experience. Highly recommend that you pick something else. The tour guides were awful. The bus we took there was terrible. We were not taken to the places we were supposed to go within Cinque Terre and were told that it was a train issue when it was really the tour guide trying to make us go to his brother's gelato shop. We saw almost nothing in Cinque Terre as we missed 2 of the 4 places we were supposed to go. We waited 45 minutes for the bus at the end of the day to get back to the meeting spot. They also lost several people on the tour. We felt as though we had been conned out of our money. Thankfully, Viator was very responsive and helpful after the tour, but I would recommend not putting yourself through this horrible experience. It is a waste of your money and time.