Church bells echoed through the sunny piazza as I plopped down on a stone bench, digging my plastic spoon into a cup of basil gelato. I’d hiked about 5 miles that morning. I had another 5 to go.

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The striking coastal settings that have long drawn visitors to Cinque Terre can be found elsewhere on the Italian Riviera.

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Like something out of a dream, a UNESCO World Heritage Site perched along the coastline of Northern Italy offers its visitors the opportunity to experience the best parts of the Italian Riveria.

Cinque Terre is a group of cinque (five) villages — Monterosso, Vernazza, Manarola, Riomaggiore and Corniglia — strung along cliffs that overlook the Ligurian Sea. Since it became both a ...