Cinque Terre
The best way to reach the Cinque Terre is by train. If you come by car, you can leave it in La Spezia or Levanto, or in the paid car parks of Monterosso, Vernazza and Manarola: spaces, 2026 rates and train tickets.
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Cinque Terre
The Cinque Terre Card comes in two versions: Train, with regional trains from Levanto to La Spezia, and Trekking, trails and buses only. 2026 prices by fare band, the October calendar and when it really pays off.
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Varazze
By train Varazze is just over twenty minutes from Genoa, and the station is in town. By car, parking on the seafront is paid: here is where to park for free and what the blue bays cost.
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Albenga
Four hundred and sixty-nine meters: that’s the distance between Albenga station and the free beaches. It’s the number that decides how best to organize your day.
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Sanremo
In Sanremo, the train station is underground and the old railway line has become a 24-kilometer cycle path. Everything about getting around here depends on that change from 2001.
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Rapallo
Train, motorway, boats and cable car, and above all the car parks: where they are, how many spaces they have and why in Rapallo a car is more a problem than a convenience.
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Imperia
Imperia is two cities in one, and the station isn't by the sea: what to know before booking and how to organize your arrival and stay.
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La Spezia
Train, motorway and ferry to reach La Spezia, the two-station catch, and what to ask about parking before you leave.
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Sestri Levante
The station is in town and both bays are within walking distance: why the train makes more sense here than elsewhere, and what to ask about parking.
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Alassio
How to reach Alassio by train and by car, the table of car parks with measured walking distances, parking rates and where you can park for free.
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Liguria
Practical guide to visiting Liguria without a car: trains, urban transport, arrival in Cervo, luggage, and choosing a base between Genoa and Ponente.
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Liguria
How to explore the Riviera di Ponente by train: Genoa, Finale, Alassio, Cervo, Diano, Imperia, and Sanremo with realistic stops.
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Liguria
How to visit the Cinque Terre by train: choosing your base, order of the villages, trails, luggage, crowds, and practical tips.
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Cervo
Cervo has no railway station and cars do not enter the village: the two things to know before setting off. The motorway exit, the train to Diano, parking and the climb.
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Genova
Genoa is a vertical city and the map lies. A metro line, two funiculars, twelve public lifts and a rack railway from 1901: how they work and when you actually need them.
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