Monterosso al Mare is the largest and most tourist-friendly of the Cinque Terre villages. The new town, Fegina, has some of the best spots for dining and shopping. We easily recognized it from the ...

This applies to Vernazza, too, which some consider to be the most crowded town in the Cinque Terre. However, Rick Steves writes on his website that the tour groups don't stick around for long.

Courtesy of d!g!tALE by Alessandro Ciabini|Getty Images Cinque Terre is made up of five different towns, Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Monterosso al Mare and Vernazza – each with their own ...

Courtesy of d!g!tALE by Alessandro Ciabini|Getty Images The best time to visit Cinque Terre is in September and October when summertime's tourists have returned home – and cooler temps and ...

EXCLUSIVE: For me, travelling in March is all about visiting the places that see the most crowds in the summer.

Visitors flock to this part of northwest Italy, chasing their own version of la dolce vita, the sweet life. And they come to hike.

On Country Walkers’ private seven-day Cinque Terre circuit, families follow the ... Kids hike, but also love climbing aboard trains to transfer towns or go deep into the caves of the Gambatessa ...

Cinque Terre is one of my favorite cities — or, more accurately ... with more than 300 vendors selling their holiday best. Read next ...