Courtesy of d!g!tALE by Alessandro Ciabini|Getty Images The best way to get around Cinque Terre is by foot. Not only is trekking the chief attraction of this Italian coastal region, but it's also the ...

Italy’s Cinque Terre is hardly short on views. These five villages are Instagram fodder with their candy-colored houses stacked beside the Ligurian sea (whether you’ve been or not, you’re no doubt ...

Italy is one of Europe’s most popular destinations, and for good reason: It’s one of the cultural, culinary and classical centers of the world. Yet the country is much more than Pisa, pasta and ruins ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Cinque Terre coastline of Italy has an ...

Church bells echoed through the sunny piazza as I plopped down on a stone bench, digging my plastic spoon into a cup of basil gelato. I’d hiked about 5 miles that morning. I had another 5 to go. A ...

Rick Steves favorite town in Cinque Terre, Italy happens to be Vernazza, but he says that a different village actually boasts ...

One of the things Cinque Terre is most known for — other than the pesto, glorious wines and tiny towns — is the hiking paths that tie the five Italian villages together. They vary in difficulty and ...

Tourists looking to enjoy the scenic trails in Italy’s Cinque Terre beware: you could face fines of up to $2,827 for wearing flimsy summer footwear, such as flip-flops, sandals or pumps. The new rule ...

Last year 2.5 million tourists made their way down the steep winding trails to Cinque Terre—the five picturesque fishing villages perched on the cliffs above the Mediterranean Sea. The centuries-old ...