Cinque Terre and Gulf of Poets hike

Trip Description

Accomodation

Stay program

• day 1:

  Moneglia

  

  Meet in Moneglia at 7 pm (possibility to leave your luggage there if you arrive earlier). Check-in at the hotel** where we will stay all week. After dinner, the first discovery of the village of Moneglia. Accommodation: hotel**. Meals included: evening. meals not included: morning - noon.  

• day 2:

  Moneglia - Levanto

  

  After having reached Deiva Marina by train, we reach the small hamlet of Framura. Descent in the afternoon on Bonassola then Levanto (swimming possible). Return to Moneglia by train. Train transfer: about 30 minutes return. Walking time: about 6 hours. Positive drop + 500 m. Negative drop: - 500 m. Accommodation: hotel**. Meals included: morning - noon - evening.  

• day 3:

  Levanto - Vernazza

  

  Return to Levanto by train. From here we will reach the Punta Mesco, magnificent viewpoint from where we will appear the 5 villages. Return to Monterosso al Mare, gateway to the Cinque Terre, to make the first stretch to Vernazza. Return to the hotel by train. Train transfer: about 30 minutes return. Walking time: 4 hours 30 approx. Positive drop: + 500 m. Negative drop: - 500 m. Accommodation: hotel**. Meals included: morning - noon - evening.  

• day 4:

  Portofino Peninsula

  

  From Camogli, a superb fishing harbour, hike on the Portofino peninsula through the monastery of San Fruttuoso, nestled in a sheltered cove. We will continue, for those who wish, to Portofino, one of the most famous resorts of the Riviera. Return by train to the hotel in Moneglia. Train transfer: about 40 minutes return. Walking time: about 6 hours. Positive drop: + 700 m. Negative drop: - 700 m. Accommodation: hotel**. Meals included: morning - noon - evening.  

• day 5:

  Vernazza - Riomaggiore

  

  Return by train to Vernazza. Very nice path in balcony to reach Corniglia where we will take a short break, then splendid crossing in the vineyards of Cinque Terre to Volastra. In the afternoon, descent on Manarola (swimming possible) before reaching Riomaggiore. Return to Moneglia in the late afternoon. Train transfer: about 40 minutes return. Walking time: 5 hours 30 approx. Positive drop: + 600 m. Negative drop: - 600 m. Accommodation: hotel**. Meals included: morning - noon - evening.  

• day 6:

  Riomaggiore - Campiglia - Portovenere

  

  We quickly return to Riomaggiore by train for this last day of walking. From the castle that dominates the village, the path rises rapidly towards the sanctuary of the Madona di Montenero to the Monte Fraschi (513m) from where one has a panoramic view of the Gulf of La Spezia. By a ridge path we reach the small mountain village of Campiglia before going down to the port of Porto Venere. To end this day in style we will take the boat (in circulation from 01/04 to 31/10/20) for a mini cruise to Monterosso al Mare which will allow you to admire the Cinque Terre from the sea, and to discover them from a new angle. Return by train from Monterosso to Moneglia. Train transfer: about 1 hour return. Walking time: 5 hours 30 approx. Positive drop: + 600 m. Negative drop: - 600 m. Accommodation: hotel**. Meals included: morning - noon - evening. Note: If the boats do not leave because of too much bad weather or too much swell (it happens sometimes), we will take a bus to go to La Spezia and take a direct train to Moneglia.  

• day 7:

  End of stay

  

  Separation after breakfast in Moneglia. Meals included: breakfast. Meals not included: lunch - dinner.