Visitors flock to this part of northwest Italy, chasing their own version of la dolce vita, the sweet life. And they come to hike.

After all, it’s now one of Italy’s most popular tourist destinations; you’d think we’d all know how to pronounce it by now. Cinque Terre means “five lands,” and it’s the regional ...

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At only about 15 square miles, the Parco Nazionale Cinque Terre is one of the smallest national parks in Italy but with a population of about 4,000, it's also one of the most heavily inhabited.

Courtesy of d!g!tALE by Alessandro Ciabini|Getty Images Cinque Terre is made up of five different towns, Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Monterosso al Mare and Vernazza – each with their own ...

On Country Walkers’ private seven-day Cinque Terre circuit, families follow the Italian Riviera, hiking between hillside fishing villages and paddling beneath the cliffs that line the Ligurian Sea.