Cinque terre walking holiday

Day 1: Cinque Terre Arrival in Manarola (nearest airports: Genoa & Pisa). Check-in at the booked hotel. Upon arrival you will receive a welcome package containing information about the territory and proposals for your visits to the Cinque Terre. The package also comes with the Cinque Terre Card Train and the vouchers for a dinner and a wine tasting. Dinner in a characteristic restaurant in Manarola or Corniglia. You will be offered a menu with fish specialities. Overnight. Day 2: Panoramic Trail from Corniglia to Manarola After breakfast, hike on one of the most beautiful trails of the Cinque Terre, the panoramic trail from Corniglia via Volastra to Manarola. It leads through the marvelous vineyards on terrace fields, built and maintained by the local winegrowers. In the afternoon you have an appointment at a wine bar and ancient wine cellar in Manarola, where you have a wine tasting of 3 local wines and little typical snacks. Dinner at leisure. Overnight. Day 3: On ancient Pilgrimage Path from Vernazza to Rio Maggiore Breakfast. Today hike on an ancient pilgrimage path from the picturesque village Vernazza up to the sanctuary of Madonna di Reggio. Thereafter the path continues offering wonderful views over the sea through the Mediterra-nean shrub land until the sanctuary of Madonna di Soviore. The trails ends in Monterosso, the largest vil-lage of the Cinque Terre which has a beautiful beach. Dinner at leisure. Overnight. Day 4: Spectacular trail from Riomaggiore to Portovenere Hike the spectacular trail from Riomaggiore to Portovenere which lasts about 5 hours. Enjoy a varied path and an incomparable panorama over the steep coast of the southern part of the Cinque Terre coast. Return by public ferry boat. Dinner at leisure. Overnight. Day 5: Departure or Tour extension Check out and departure. Or tour extension. Proposed Tour Extension Day 5: Hike around Palmaria island From La Spezia, emabark on public ferry to reach the secluded Palmaria island. Hike on an off the beaten track trail, with beautiful views to Portovenere and over the Gulf of Poets. Enjoy the slow rhytm of a suggestive small Island before going back to Cinque Terre. Dinner at leisure and overnight. Day 6: Hike around Levanto In the morning transfer to Levanto by train. From here start a spectacular path among olive groves and ancient hamlets. Return to your accommodation for the overnight. Day 7: Time at leisure/ extra activities Enjoy some time at leisure on the seaside or book one extra activities. You can choose among unique local experiences: pesto course, market tour with cooking class, fishing tour from Vernazza, sunset boat excursion, visit to Carrara Marble Quarries on jeep 4×4, boat tour to Portofino. Return to your accommodation for the overnight. Day 8: Goodbye Check out and departure. (Transfer to Genoa or Pisa airport, or to Tuscany for extension – not included)