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Cinque Terre Card

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  The weather in Italy in April this year (2024) was abnormal. Temperature ranged between 3°C and 28°C. Sun and rain alternated. The sky was grey and temperature low when we arrived at La Spezia , a living town and an excellent base for excursions to Cinque Terre and other towns in Liguria (e.g. Portovenere , Lerici , Sarzana , etc.) and Tuscany (e.g. Pietrasanta , Carrara , Pontremoli , etc.)  The weather forecast predicted a fine day next to our arrival day. No doubt, we headed to Cinque Terre, five beautiful and colourful villages dotted the coastline of Liguria. La Spezia is very near to Cinque Terre. From the distance closest to La Spezia are Riomaggiore , Manarola , Corniglia , Vernazza and Monterossa al Mare . The train connection between La Spezia and the villages is frequent in summer.  Cinque Terra is one of the most visited tourist spots in Italy, frequented by Italians and tourists from all parts of the world. The five villages are packed with people and so as the hiki