Cinque Terre and Porto Venere Boat Tour

The tour departs from La Spezia

If you choose the tour on Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat the first stop will be Porto Venere. In about 20 minutes of sailing in the Gulf of Poets, you reach Porto Venere, the fortified fishing village that has fascinated myriad visitors. You can walk along the famous “palisade” on the seafront, until you reach the medieval complex of the Church of San Pietro, one of the most romantic religious buildings in all of Italy. We then return to the boarding through the typical carugio.

If you choose the tour on Tue/Thu/Sun the first stop will be Riomaggiore. Sailing from Riomaggiore to Monterosso: during the crossing you will have the opportunity to admire from the sea the other spectacular villages of Manarola, Corniglia and Vernazza. Monterosso is the largest village in the Cinque Terre and the only one with equipped beaches. From the pier you will reach in a few steps the medieval old town, where you can admire the parish church dedicated to St. John the Baptist. Dating back to 1308, it is the oldest building in the Cinque Terre and has a beautiful façade with alternating bands, on which stands a valuable rose window in white Carrara marble. You will then walk along the seafront to reach Torre Aurora with the magnificent view of Fegina beach. Free time before boarding for the last stop: Vernazza.

Sailing from Riomaggiore

Departing from La Spezia and sailing in the Gulf of the Poets from where you can see by the sea the hamlets of Cadimare, Fezzano, Le Grazie and the beautiful village of Porto Venere. The sailing continues through the Western Ligurian coast admiring its famous terraced vineyard landscape, the UNESCO heritage site. Once you arrived in the charming hamlet of Riomaggiore, you will cross the Marina until you reach the imposing church of San Giovanni Battista walking through the "carrugi", the typical narrow streets of this region. Free time for lunch or shopping.