If you visit Italy a must see is Cinque Terre. Cinque Terre is five small villages chiseled into the rocky cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. They are Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza Monterosso. It might not surprise you to know the tourist population of this area grows every year, not from advertising but from word-of-mouth as people are so taken by their experience that they want other people to go there. It is a dream destination...

Charming city, it makes good impression. The best for one-day shopping, as it has very nice shops.

Beautiful little village on the coast... romantic!

Partendo da La Spezia il primo paese che si incontra è Riomaggiore . Riomaggiore presenta la tipica struttura a gradoni dei borghi situati in valli torrentizie, con pareti ripide ed esiguo fondovalle. Il paesaggio è quindi tipicamente verticale; scale e scalinate sono le strade. Riomaggiore ospita la sede del Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre, la cui presenza è testimoniata da un'intensa attività promozionale visibile un po' ovunque in paese. La parte alta del borgo è caratterizzata da una recente espansione edilizia residenziale, mentre i carruggi che si dipartono dalla via centrale e dalla marina sono fra i più caratteristici delle Cinque Terre.

do not miss 5 terre!
nice place to be but not for a long and better in a couple!!
food is not bad but take care to eat in tourist places...

Wenn ihr die schöne Seite von La Spezia gesehen habt - gut. Fahrt aber unbedingt weiter nach Porto Venere. Das ist ein wunderschönes Hafenstädtchen mit vielen Fisch-Restaurants. Danach kann man noch etwas durch die Altstadt schlendern wo es in engen Gässchen auf und ab geht... Das ganze Städtchen ist wie in den Berg hinein gebaut. (Tip: Hotel nehmen mit Einstellhalle - Parkplätze sind beschränkt...)

merveille de la côte de ligure... restaurants sympas... promenades sur le port de plaisance ou dans les ruelles du village... église romane en pointe sur la mer trés jolie le panorama sur la mer... château à visiter... maison étroites et couleurs qui rendent caratéristique le village ! on passe par La Spezia, le Tre Grazie, pour enfin découvrir Portovenere après une descente importante... Possibilité de faire des sorties en mer et en bateau... mer turquoise ! Bonne vacances

It's very nice place to go hiking.

Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso al Mare - these five villages, the forbidding coastline they're situated on as well as the surrounding hillside compose the Cinque Terre just a few kilometres away from La Spezia. There is a railway starting in La Spezia which links all the villages. You can get a return ticket and hop on and off at every stop. But you should definately not miss out on the georgeous walk that runs along the coast through the whole area. The villages themselves are very picturesque and definately worth a visit! By the way, the Cinque Terre National Park is an UNESCO World Heritage Site .