Italy’s Riviera: Cinque Terre (VIDEO)
Summary
Rick Steves explores the beautiful and traffic-free Cinque Terre on the Italian Riviera, consisting of five little towns with medieval terraces, each with a distinct personality. They were originally described as “the five castles” in medieval times, and their economies were based on fish, olives, and grapes. Today, tourism is the main employer. The towns are connected by a milk-run train and each has a range of rentable private rooms. Vernazza has the closest thing to a natural harbor and is the starting point for Rick’s journey.
Highlights
- 🌊 The Cinque Terre is a beautiful and traffic-free stretch of the Italian Riviera consisting of five little towns with medieval terraces.
- 🏰 The towns were originally described in medieval times as “the five castles” and were protected from pirate raids by their castles.
- 🍷 The towns’ economies were based on fish, olives, and grapes, and today tourism is the main employer.
- 🚂 The towns are connected by a milk-run train, an engineering marvel that tied together Italy’s diverse regions after its unification.
- 🏨 Each town has a range of rentable private rooms called “camere,” which are the best values throughout the Cinque Terre.
- 🌅 Vernazza has the closest thing to a natural harbor and is the starting point for Rick’s journey.
- 🍝 Rick explores the towns by hiking, riding a wine train high into the vineyards, making pesto in its birthplace, diving from spectacular cliffs, and soaking up the sun and scenery.
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I have been Italy 2 times awesome ppl and country
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The beauty draws one in. The people there seem warm and wonderful and the tourists unusually agreeable. The views appear beyond adequate description and must have to be seen to be fully appreciated. All in all, extraordinary for what is there and pleasing for what isn't.
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Im not into lottery, but yesterday's was R225million in South Africa. By now I'd be far away in such peace.
Nice job man. You been Everywhere.😂
Beautiful land of dreams
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Nice
It will good to make with subtitle please sir
Nice place 😍
rick you are a peado
Rick your channel is the best! 👏👏👏👍👍👍 Thank you! Greetings from Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 👋👋👋
been there last year, it was magical place for me. the train that over seeing the ocean is just spectacular!
Rick Steves is a po pimp
19:44 Rick: ciao, the italian: bye. this country creates confusion
Beautiful country thank you for sharing
Gnocchi is not pasta though..not a single ingredient in common…
How is italy NOT a real life fairytale? Beautiful towns all around, friendly people, gorgeous language, nice weather, amazing history, AND delicious food? How much better could it possibly get?
Why this american obsession about Italy? Why this will to judge our lifestyle? I dont understand this american people . I dont understand Mr Steves ! I m not i interested about Idaho or Montana , but You are interested to Abruzzo or Puglia . Our culture is the opposite of american way of life : so why this obsession?