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Lake Maggiore
                                Varese   Lake Como
       Monarola, Cinque Terre
                                                  Bergamo
          INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT                            Lake Grada           CINQUE TERRE &
                                         •  Milan                Verona
                                                                                LIGURIAN COAST

                                                                                The Cinque Terre is a UNESCO World
                                                                                Heritage site of famous colourful fishing
                                          ITALY                                 villages perched high on coastal cliffs.
                                                                                Best explored on foot, it is possible to
                                                                                hike between all five villages: Monterosso
                                                                                al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola
                                                                                and Riomaggiore. Beyond the Cinque
                                                                                Terre, there is so much to explore from
                                     7  Genoa                                  cosmopolitan, Genoa, to historic La Spezia,
                                           Rapallo                              the harbour town of Santa Margherita and
                                          4  Santa Margherita
                                               3  Levanto                       the fishing village of Portovenere.
                                       Monterosso al Mare 1  2  5  La Spezia
                                            Riomaggiore  6                      SEE
         France                              Portovenere
                                  LIGURIAN                                      •  A nautical adventure offers wonderful views
                                   SEA                Viareggio  Lucca            back onto the coastal villages and the vineyards
                                                              Pisa             •  Watch the sun set from the rocks of
                                                                                  Riomaggiore
       CINQUE TERRE                         LIGURIAN COAST
                                                                                DO
           HOTELS                    PAGE       HOTELS                    PAGE
                                                                                •  Ride the Bigo Panoramic Lift and experience
         1    Hotel Amici             36      4    Best Western Hotel Regina Elena   37  360° views of Genoa
         1    Hotel Cinque Terre      36      5    CDH Hotel La Spezia     37
         1    Hotel Margherita        36      6    Grand Hotel Portovenere   37  •  Walk the coastal footpath between
         1    Hotel Palme             36      7    Hotel Britannia         37     Monterosso al Mare and Vernazza
         2    Hotel Villa Argentina   36      7    Hotel Continental       37
         3    Park Hotel Agento       36      7    Starhotels President Genoa   37  EAT & DRINK
                                                                                •  Take a cooking lesson and learn how to make
                                                                                  traditional Genoese pesto
                                                                                •  Sample anchovies marinated with lemon juice,
                                                                                  vinegar and olive oil in Monterosso al Mare
                                                                                •  Sip an Italian aperitivo at a seaside bars
                                                                                •  Sample Sciacchetrà, a local dessert wine
                                                                                  which is produced in the Cinque Terre
                                                                                WHAT’S ON
                                                                                Fish Festival, Camogli
                                                                                12  May
                                                                                Sagra del Limone, Monterosso al Mare
                                                                                18  May
                                                                                Palio Marinaro di San Pietro, Genoa
                                            Palazzo Reale, Genoa                July (date to be confirmed)


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