Cities in Liguria
Vernazza, Italy
Vernazza is the next to northernmost town and perhaps most picturesque of the five towns of Cinque Terre in Italy. Colorful, antique homes cling to impossible ... more
Genoa, Italy
In Genoa, the city breathes a salty breeze—narrow caruggi alleyways hum with life while above, laundry flutters from pastel facades faded by centuries of ... more
Monterosso Al Mare, Italy
Monterosso al Mare is the largest and most accessible of the five breathtaking villages that make up the UNESCO-listed Cinque Terre on the Italian Riviera. ... more
Sestri Levante, Italy
Sestri Levante (Latin: Segesta Tigullorum / Segesta Tigulliorum) is a town and comune in Liguria, Italy. Lying on the Mediterranean Sea, it is approximately 56 ... more
Manarola, Italy
Manarola (Manaea in the local dialect) is a small town, a frazione of the comune (municipality) of Riomaggiore, in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northern ... more
Portovenere, Italy
In the soft Ligurian afternoon, Portovenere glimmers quietly where the sea brushes up against pastel facades. Cobbled lanes spiral downwards between ancient ... more
Riomaggiore, Italy
You sense Riomaggiore before you even step from the train—the salt-brine on the breeze, the low susurration of Ligurian voices mixing with gulls. Pastel houses ... more
Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy
In Santa Margherita Ligure, the Ligurian sun glances off a tumble of pastel facades, the sea below a rippling tapestry of turquoise and glassy jade. Mornings ... more
Portofino, Italy
A hush falls over the tiny harbour as the morning approaches, pastel villas shimmering in the soft Ligurian light and fishing boats drifting on aquamarine water... more
La Spezia, Italy
La Spezia stirs awake in a silvered hush—fishing boats dapple the gentle harbour, and cafes ease open their doors to the scent of brewing coffee mingled with ... more