Can you get to Cinque Terre by car?

Can you get to Cinque Terre by car?

The Cinque Terre can be reached by car from La Spezia (14 Km) with the S.P. n ° 370 "Cinque Terre coast". ... From the tollbooth, follow the signs for La Spezia and once in the city (after 5 km on the motorway) proceed along the seafront towards CINQUE TERRE-Portovenere, following the signs.

What is the best way to see Cinque Terre?

There are three ways to visit Cinque Terre: by boat, by train, or a combination of boat and/or train and hiking. The train is the fastest way to get around with lots of trains connecting the five villages at regular intervals throughout the day. The boat takes much longer, but gives you a different perspective.

How many days do you need in Cinque de Terre?

Ideally you'd want to spend three or four days visiting the Cinque Terre to do it justice. That'd give you time to explore each village, do a couple of half-day walks and a boat trip along the coast.

Is it hard to drive in Cinque Terre?

The easiest village to reach by car is actually Monterosso, which also has the cheapest parking. Manarola and Riomaggiore do have parking lots above their towns, but you will need to walk from there to the center. Corniglia and Vernazza are more difficult to reach by car, due to narrow roads and limited parking space.

Can you drive Vernazza?

In case you really want to drive to Vernazza: the lower parking is for Vernazza's inhabitants only. You can drive down with your luggage, unpack, then take the car back to the upper parking. There are only about 60 parking spaces so you might not find a spot, especially on weekends and during the main season.

Is Cinque Terre too touristy?

Efforts to Preserve the Cinque Terre Today, the Cinque Terre sees close to 2.5 million visitors a year. That's 2.5 million people in these five small, teeny fishing villages with a population estimated at 2000. The tourist number is just a bit less than the population of my beloved former home of Denver, Colo.