My husband and I (and Cooper our four legged best-friend) moved to La Spezia (near Cinque Terre) from Australia. We’re locals in Italy now, and visit the famous 5 towns on a regular basis.

The city of La Spezia, Italy, is billed as the gateway to Cinque Terre, a set of five coastal villages that has become ubiquitous on bucket lists and Instagram feeds in recent years. Search for ...

Lee Marshall offers a guide to La Spezia and Cinque Terre for cruise passengers, featuring what to see and do, and where to eat. Punctuating the rocky coastal poetry of western Liguria like ...

Ferries embark from La Spezia, Lerici, and Porto Venere; connecting boats serve each of the five villages with the exception of Corniglia. Consider the purchase of a Cinque Terre tourist card ...

a boat excursion to visit a nearby oyster farm in the waters off La Spezia; or a trip to the steeply terraced vineyards of an artisanal winemaker in Riomaggiore, one of the Cinque Terre ...