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Cinque Terre, Italy
www.cinqueterre.it
September 2008

Transportation Connections

Malpensa Airport to Monterosso:

·         Malpensa Airport Express Bus to Milan Centrale €7,5

o   Catch the bus outside Exit #6 - buy tickets from the driver

o   Bus ride takes a little over an hour

·         Trenitalia to Monterosso http://www.trenitalia.com €41 for 2

o    Restrooms at Train Station cost €,80 (exact change required)

o   Train ride takes almost 3 hours

Cinque Terre:

·         Local Train €1,40 for 10KM or multi-day pass available (can be combined with Cinque Terre Park Pass

Monterosso to Milan Airport:

·         Trenitalia to Milan Centrale http://www.trenitalia.com (buy ticket before boarding train €50 fine)

·         Malpensa Shuttle Bus to Milan Centrale €7

Accommodations

Monterosso

·          Tourist Office - turn left out of train station

·          Private Apartment (Rita Borelli) at via Zuecca, 14 19016 Monterosso (SP) – Liguria Tel 0187/760083

o    €35 per person - cash only

o    Room had 1 King bed & 2 bunks, 1 bathroom, kitchen, TV (in kitchen), no air conditioning

o   Through door at #14, up 2 flights of steps, through garden, up another flight of steps, through door, up another flight of steps (bring a flashlight)

Milan

·          Hotel Flora - near Centrale Train Station - €100 - clerk reduced to €90 since we weren't staying for breakfast.

Dining

Monterosso

·         Bar Centrale – decent sandwich

·         L'Alta Marea - popular restaurant, salty anchovies, decent pasta

·         Nuovo Eden - On the beach in new section – cheap food & wine

Riomaggiore

·         Pizzaria al Taglio – only tried the Farinata (not recommended), other food looked & smelled good

Vernazza

·         Blue Marlin –  good beer & pizza  

Milan

·          Cafe Panzera - near Centrale train station - good food, rude staff

·          Malmaison - near Hotel Flora - good food, rude staff

View

Monterosso

·         Enoteca Sassarini - sidewalk cafe in New Town

·         Enoteca Da Eliseoi - very old wine bar in plaza with outdoor seating

Vernazza

·         Annasso Bar - on the waterfront - big yellow umbrellas

·         La Planacia - Ice Cream place - very crowded, hard to get service

·         Ristorante Aristide - At the entrance of the path to Riomaggiore

Cinque Terre

·         Bar dell Amore - on the trail halfway between Vernazza and Riomaggiore - nice view

Riomaggiore

·         Bar/Cafe A Pie De Ma Bar & Vini - perch out over the water & watch divers off of nearby rocks.  

Milan

·         Bar Baldassarre - corner bar - rather expensive  

Activities

Cinque Terre

·         Hiking - (sometimes steep) paths lead from down to town 

                o    Cinque Terre National Park Pass required - €5/day or multi-day including train available

Groceries

Monterosso

·         Spar

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