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Monterosso al Mare Travel Guide: 184 reviews and 622 photos

Monterosso al Mare is the first or the last town (depending on your view) of the Cinque Terre.
It is the biggest of the five villages and for us was the starting point of our boat tour to Riomaggiore.

Personally, I did not like Monterosso at all -
it just did not fit into my picture of a typical Cinque Terre village!
And I guess Monterosso IS different!

Since we only stayed there for a short time, this page will be only a small one,
but I will try to convey a few infos and a little bit of my view of it!

Last visit to Monterosso al Mare: Sep 2006
Intro Updated Mar 25, 2007
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Reviews (8)

The Cinque Terre Card - Monterosso al Mare

The Cinque Terre Card Favorites (2)

The Cinque Terre Card is your entrance card for the hiking path #2 from Monterosso al Mare to Riomaggiore (and/or vice... more travel advice

Cars Warnings and Dangers (1)

I think this is what struck me most when we first reached Monterosso: after only having experienced these real small... more travel advice

The Old Part of the Town - Monterosso al Mare

The Old Part of the Town Things to Do (3)

The old part of Monterosso is so much different from Fegina (the new part of town). Here in the old part you can find... more travel advice

San Giovanni Battista - Monterosso al Mare

San Giovanni Battista Things to Do (3)

In the old part of Monterosso you will find the church of San Giovanni Battista, a remarkable Gothic church which was... more travel advice

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Maurizioago Jun 11, 2007 at 1:06 AM

The Cinque Terre card doesn't include the train service anymore. I've just read on the site. Ciao!
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nepalgoods Apr 30, 2007 at 8:58 AM

Beautiful! Just Beautiful!!
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toonsarah Apr 23, 2007 at 12:11 PM

Despite not really liking this village/town you've given it a very fair write-up. And it's maybe worth a visit for the church, which looks beautiful, and that boat trip too :)
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mary2u99 Apr 23, 2007 at 1:24 AM

I never been to this part of Italy before but it does look interesting. Thanks for sharing. :-)
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HORSCHECK Apr 22, 2007 at 4:26 AM

Another awesome page about the Cinque Terre. It is among my favourite regions in Italy. Keep up the good work ... :-)
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christine.j Apr 3, 2007 at 10:09 PM

Divided by a tunnel! How do villagers see each other? By taking the train all the time?
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globetrott Apr 1, 2007 at 10:58 PM

a nice page about the place of 5terre that is not a lot different from the rest of Liguria, but 4terre would sound terrible, so they included Monterosso as well, I guess ;~)
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Madschick Mar 28, 2007 at 12:20 PM

Ja, so war's!
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yumyum Mar 26, 2007 at 11:23 AM

Interesting little page! Divided by a tunnel that's though.
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sue_stone Mar 25, 2007 at 11:36 AM

I agree, Monterosso is quite different to the other Cinque Terre towns - though the walk to there from Vernazza is fabulous : )