Manarola Things to Do Tips by EllenH Top 5 Page for this destination

City path

Sometimes the trails leave the rocky coastline and take you right down through town. That would be when you stop for cappuccino or gelato, or vino depending on the hour.

Olive harvest

If you are lucky enough to be there in November you might get to watch the locals harvesting the olives. As you walk along the paths (or hike or climb as the case may be) you can stop and talk to the men picking olives. We asked an old guy at about 4 in the afternoon how long it had taken him to pick the bag of olives he was carrying. It was about the size of a duffel bag, he replied "all day."

Address: along the trails

Il Gigante

This is a hotel by the same name of the statue, you are at the furthest point north on the trail between the 5 towns. He is amazing, you can't help but want his picture.

Address: Monterosso al mare

Directions: look north you cannot miss him.

Nativity display

More then a must see activity this would more likely be a cannot miss activity. You would have to be pretty unobservant to miss this giant nativity scene on the side of the mountain in town. It is very much part of Manarolas charm, there is a story as to why its there, but I might not get it quite accurate and its more fun to ask the locals anyway.

Address: in Manarola