Must-SeeSight · NeighborhoodFreeOutdoors

Riomaggiore

The southernmost village, its tall houses packed into a ravine leading down to a tiny boat harbor.

Photo: Timothy A. Gonsalves · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Always
Price
Free
Time Needed
1½ hours
Address
Riomaggiore, 19017 La SpeziaDirections
Getting There
Local train from La Spezia, about 8 minutes.

Why Go

Riomaggiore's main street follows a stream buried under it, rising between houses of red and ochre. From the harbor, boats leave for the other villages and Portovenere.

Nearby in Cinque Terre

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