Cinque Terre and Porto Venere Boat Tour
Description
A comfortable daily cruise by sea and land to discover the famous Cinque Terre and Porto Venere, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Guide on board will accompany you during the navigation, describing the nature of the landscapes, the history of the villages and dispensing useful tips for your stay on land. Departures every day from La Spezia, Molo Italia at 10 : 00. Choose the itinerary : Mon-Wed-Fri-Sat PORTOVENERE, MONTEROSSO and VERNAZZA Tue-Thu-Sun RIOMAGGIORE, MONTEROSSO and VERNAZZA
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Itinerary
The tour departs from La Spezia
If you choose the tour on Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat the first stop will be Porto Venere. In about 20 minutes of sailing in the Gulf of Poets, you reach Porto Venere, the fortified fishing village that has fascinated myriad visitors. You can walk along the famous “palisade” on the seafront, until you reach the medieval complex of the Church of San Pietro, one of the most romantic religious buildings in all of Italy. We then return to the boarding through the typical carugio.
If you choose the tour on Tue/Thu/Sun the first stop will be Riomaggiore. Sailing from Riomaggiore to Monterosso: during the crossing you will have the opportunity to admire from the sea the other spectacular villages of Manarola, Corniglia and Vernazza. Monterosso is the largest village in the Cinque Terre and the only one with equipped beaches. From the pier you will reach in a few steps the medieval old town, where you can admire the parish church dedicated to St. John the Baptist. Dating back to 1308, it is the oldest building in the Cinque Terre and has a beautiful façade with alternating bands, on which stands a valuable rose window in white Carrara marble. You will then walk along the seafront to reach Torre Aurora with the magnificent view of Fegina beach. Free time before boarding for the last stop: Vernazza.
Sailing from Riomaggiore
Departing from La Spezia and sailing in the Gulf of the Poets from where you can see by the sea the hamlets of Cadimare, Fezzano, Le Grazie and the beautiful village of Porto Venere. The sailing continues through the Western Ligurian coast admiring its famous terraced vineyard landscape, the UNESCO heritage site. Once you arrived in the charming hamlet of Riomaggiore, you will cross the Marina until you reach the imposing church of San Giovanni Battista walking through the "carrugi", the typical narrow streets of this region. Free time for lunch or shopping.
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Individual seats
- PET FRIENDLY
- Total duration includes navigation time
- You must arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of the tour
Reviews(104)
We traveled from La Spezia with the Cinque Terre Maritime Consortium. A Hop on Hop off system in which we were able to visit the 5 villages of Cinque Terre. The walk was beautiful and it was very practical to be able to get off and then take the next ferry.
I enjoyed the tour very much but the narration was completely lost because of the engine noise and the girls’ high voice. I would have liked to know about the places we were seeing on the way and some history of the villages we stopped at. The staff was very helpful when I got on and off the boat. It was a relaxing day in spite of the terrific heat and many people swam in the ocean to cool off.
A well-organized trip that allowed us to discover these beautiful places.
At the start of the day, I mistakenly got the appointment day wrong, so it started off very poorly lol 😂 but the organization said no worries, you can come, and the surprise in France is that we would have been turned away, so a big thank you 🙏 very helpful staff and we had time to swim and stroll through the streets, I recommend it one hundred percent
Nice beautiful trip . Riomaggiore difficult stairs and in hot weather in days , then happen lits if biat tours . Boat and all ship sailers did their job excellent
Essential if you are visiting the Cinque Terre. Access to the main cities by sea. A refreshing escape from the CROWDS on land
Excellent choice. Even though they had to cancel on the day of, we had the option of booking for the next day. Relaxing, informative and beautiful. Our guide, Ramona, was so informative & still we had a little time on our own to explore.
Great relaxing and easy day exploring two towns of Cinque Terre, and also Porto Venere. Ferry was comfortable with bathrooms & snack bar. Both levels covered, back of second floor was open for sun worshipping. Runs out of La Spezia, about a 5 minute walk from cruise terminal. Highly recommended, friendly and attentive staff.
Beautiful experience with 5 terre Ferries ; mini cruise with all comforts, friendly staff excellent guide Mrs Elizabeth who transmits curiosity and information along the way
We were given enough free time to go around at each stop. The commentary about each place was a little unclear due to the noise on the boat. The English version could be a little bit more elaborate. It was too short. Nevertheless, we enjoyed this ferry boat tour.
