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The Cinque Terre are a wonderful stretch of coast in the Linguria region, North West of Italy. It takes its name from the fact that the area includes five (Cinque) small villages (Terre) that, thanks to their peculiarities, made it become in 1997 a UNESCO World Heritage Site with the following motivation:
The Ligurian coast between Cinque Terre and Portovenere is a cultural landscape of great scenic and cultural value. The layout and disposition of the small towns and the shaping of the surrounding landscape, overcoming the disadvantages of a steep, uneven terrain, encapsulate the continuous history of human settlement in this region over the past millennium.
The villages of Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Monterosso and Vernazza are all linked by several scenic trekking trails - altough the worldiwide popular Via dell'Amore (the Love Walk) is currently closed - but you can also easily reach them by taking the local train for which daily tickets are available.
You can find detailed information about excursions and transportation on this site:
And here you can read the complete description of the Cinque Terre, by UNESCO: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/826
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