Cinque Terre is a group of cinque (five) villages — Monterosso, Vernazza, Manarola, Riomaggiore and Corniglia — strung along cliffs that overlook the Ligurian Sea. Since it became both a UNESCO World ...

The village of Manarola in Italy's Cinque Terre. Photo: Olivier Morin/AFP One of the famed Cinque Terre towns on the Italian Riviera is hiring volunteers to protect a clifftop cemetery from ...

…Cinque Terre! Along the coast of the Italian Riviera is a rugged stretch of land known as Cinque Terre. Here, five towns – or “Five Lands” as the name refers to – create a colorful mosaic that seems ...

Manarola, Italy -- A yellow bell tower that warned of pirates in past centuries stands sentinel in Italy's seaside village of Manarola. A bit farther down the hill in a town is a house with a ...

Italy’s coastal gem combines the allure of classic heritage with unspoiled scenery. FEW ADVENTURERS COULD RESIST the siren’s howl that radiates from the coastline that makes up Cinque Terre. Snug in ...