The Cinque Terre is a coastal area within Liguria, in the northwest of Italy. It comprises five villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore.
Over the centuries, people have built terraces on the rugged, steep landscape right up to the cliffs that overlook the sea. One simply cannot come back from the Cinque Terre without picturing him/herself spending the old age there, lulled by the sound of the waves and the pastel colors of the houses.
