Cinque Terre (Five Medieval Ligurian Settlements)

Cinque Terre is one of the most romantic places of the entire peninsula, it is a natural reserve, a UNESCO cultural heritage. Where vineyards and olive trees reign over the rocky shore, enjoying the salty wind of the Mediterranean, where tiny picturesque villages are sheltered on the rocks. Transparent sea and rocks, steeply breaking over the water, villages clinging to rocky slopes, terraces with vineyards. Just think about what kind of labor it is worth cultivating pieces of land located on terraces on mountain slopes! Mostly olives and grapes are grown here, from which the most popular fortified wine is made - Shchakhetra. But the result rewards all the effort! Residents of five picturesque villages: Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Monarola and Riomaggiore handle their plots on steep cliffs in hand. You can get to Cinque Terre in the summer by boat, on foot along mountain trails or by train. The history of these towns, similar to a multicolored mosaic, begins in the XII century has retained its life and color. In Cinque Terre you can try and buy high-quality wine and olive oil, visit small restaurants. Cinque Terre is a picturesque coast with dizzying beauty will be remembered forever.