Cinque Terre 
Description
Five towns built on a dramatic stretch of coastline linked only by a former goat track through the hills (and since the 19th century) an impressive railway line. The five towns of (from North to South) Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore form the centre of the Cinque Terre national park. The towns, clinging to cliffs and wrapping their way up the sides of mountains are impressive themselves, but the countryside around is even more spectacular. The only downside are the hoards of tourists, whilst it is a precarious goat trail between the towns expect to spend as much time giving way to tourists marching in the opposite direction as you do walking!
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Getting There
From Genoa there are regular trains to Levanto and La Spezia where you can pick up local trains. Some of the local trains do start in Genoa. Fastest journey time is via InterCity to La Spezia and then the train back to Riomaggiore at just under 2 hours. Slowest is the stopping train from Genoa direct to Riomaggiore at close to 2 and a half hoursLatitude: 44.120435; Longitude: 9.708781
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