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Real Name: Christine
Lives In: Karlsruhe, DE
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Transportation: Closest airport
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  • Written by tini58de on Mar 28, 2007
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    • Liguria - Pisa airport
  • Pisa airport
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    • 'Mode': TO
    Category: Airplane
    Getting TO/AROUND: The closest airport to the Cinque Terre is Pisa, which was very convenient for us, since Ryanair just started to fly from Karlsruhe/Baden to Pisa in 2006! There are a lot of budget airlines flying into Gallileo Gallilei Airport, but of course all the regular airlines as well!

    There are buses and a trainstation right there at the airport, so it is as easy as can be to get from the airport to whereever you want to go!

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    Website: http://www.pisa-airport.com/index.php?
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    Transportation: Trains
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    • Liguria - Manarola trainstation
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    • 'Mode': TO,AROUND
    Category: Train
    Getting TO/AROUND: The Cinque Terre can easily be explored by train!

    We arrived at Pisa airport and took a train from the trainstation Pisa Aeroporto to Pisa Centrale, on to La Spezia and then to Vernazza. Since we had an evening flight we did not have much choice but to take the Eurostar train (1st class only, reservations compulsory), but it was no problem to get a ticket for the train at the counter within the airport. Despite reservation and first class we only paid 11 € per person! On the way back we took a regional (2nd class) train and only paid € 4,85 for the same 92 km!!!

    To go from one Cinque Terre village to the other, the train is very convenient as well! Just don't expect great views: it is mostly tunnels!

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    Transportation: Walk!
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    • Liguria - Vernazza
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    • 'Mode': AROUND
    Category: Other
    Getting TO/AROUND: Actually walking is what the Cinque Terre is all about! There are lots of fabulous footpaths that will get you from one village to the other. They are clearly marked and you will get good information about the difficulties and distances and approximate time of walking.

    The easiest portion is the Via Dell'Amore - the (paved) footpath between Riomaggiore and Manarola, the most difficult path is the portion between Vernazza and Monterosso. Please note that all these paths are within the Cinque Terre National Park, so you need to get a ticket to get in!

    To be quite honest: we only walked the Via Dell'Amore and really enjoyed it! In Vernazza we walked a few yards on the footpath #2 in both directions and loved the views! But since both of us are afraid of heights we decided to just not overdo it and find other ways to enjoy this beautiful place!

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    nepalgoods Mon Sep 3, 2007 15:57 UTC
     Great overview of this lovely part of the world!    		globetrott Sat Apr 14, 2007 18:28 UTC
     an excellent over-view for 5terre, thanks for sharing, Christine !
    Nemorino Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:23 UTC
     Another fine new page, Christine! I didn't try the local wines when I was there, so I have a good reason to go back. Hope you are enjoying this great sunny weekend. --- Don    		christine.j Mon Apr 2, 2007 18:07 UTC
     Very good information, thank you. Picking grapes there must be a very hard job!!
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