Riomaggiore

Cinque Terre ("Five Lands") is an approximately twelve kilometers long, climatically favorable coastal strip northwest of La Spezia.

The Cinque Terre area is a popular tourist destination. Over the centuries people have built terraces on the rugged, steep landscape right up to the cliffs overlooking the Ligurian Sea. Paths, trains, and boats connect the five villages. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hills are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In 1874 the railway line from Genoa to La Spezia was built along the coast, and each of the five villages got a train station. Outside the stations, the route runs almost entirely in tunnels.

Riomaggiore is the most southern of the five villages.