It’s the Ed Sheeran of the Cinque Terre — sure, he’s a great singer, but he’s got none of the panache of Elton John, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, or Boy George.

Cinque Terre consists of five villages in Italy. Whether you love history, beaches, hiking, or romance, here are the best villages to visit for what you want.

I visited Italy's Instagram-famous Cinque Terre in the aftermath of COVID-19, and it was eerily peaceful By Alice Johnston ...

At only about 15 square miles, the Parco Nazionale Cinque Terre is one of the smallest national parks in Italy but with a population of about 4,000, it's also one of the most heavily inhabited. In ...

There are several different ways to travel to and among the villages of Cinque Terre in Italy. When arriving by plane, the closest airports are at Pisa and Genova.

TRAVEL JUSTBACK -- Bob Cullinan, San Rafael, CA Email: [email protected] Daytime phone number: 415-456-6200 Just back from: Cinque Terra, Italy I went because: I went to Italy to watch the Giro d ...

Hi, I'm Rick Steves, back with more of the best of Europe. This time, we're rebuilding medieval terraces here on the most beautiful stretch of the Mediterranean coastline, Italy's Cinque Terre.

Italian Government Tourist Office, 500 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2240, Chicago, IL 60611; 312-644-0996; www.italiantourism.com. Cinque Terre National Park Web site is www.parconazionale5terre.it.

By the early 1990s, non-Italian tourists, especially Germans and Americans, were arriving in Cinque Terre in droves. Monterosso received the first wave.

A popular tourist spot devastated by a storm in Vernazza, Italy, Dec. 20, 2011. Rebuilding has begun in Vernazza, one of several towns in the Cinque Terre devastated by a violent storm in October.