Enjoy an excursion centring on the beautiful Cinque Terre, or Five Lands, now a National Park that encompasses 10 miles of rocky coastline.
Time has stood still for the five villages, Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore, which you can discover by bus, train and boat. The villages were at one time only accessible by boat or footpath and consequently the villagers built their houses from the sea upwards.
Cinque Terre is a popular alternative to the big towns that dot the Italian and French Riviera. Your journey back to the hotel is partly by boat, so that you can admire the coastline.