Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Cinque Terre (Monterosso), Italië

Druk — Christmas holidays in Italië, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Regel

  Via dell'Amore by booking

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroeg

  The cliff path between Riomaggiore and Manarola reopened after twelve years shut and now runs on timed, capped slots booked ahead. Walking up and paying at the gate is not usually an option. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Villages shut for winter (5 nov – 10 mrt), Manarola hillside nativity (8 dec – 31 jan)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Via dell'Amore by booking (1 jan – 31 dec), Villages shut for winter (5 nov – 10 mrt)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Regel

  Cinque Terre Card season

  14 mrt – 2 nov

  A park card is required on the coastal path between mid-March and the start of November, and the Via dell'Amore needs a booked time slot on top of it. Outside those dates the trails are free. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Easter and the first crowds

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroeg

  The season starts at Easter rather than in June. The regional trains fill, the villages take their first coach and cruise groups, and the narrow sections of the path become a queue. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Via dell'Amore by booking (1 jan – 31 dec), Villages shut for winter (5 nov – 10 mrt)

Topdrukte — Easter and the first crowds, Day-trippers from La Spezia

• Regel

  One-way walking on peak days

  1 apr – 10 jun · meestalSluitingen

  On the busiest spring days the park makes the Monterosso to Vernazza stretch one direction only, so the walk has to be planned the right way round or not at all. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Day-trippers from La Spezia

  15 apr – 15 okt · meestalDrukte van dagjesmensenDruk

  Ships dock at La Spezia and empty into the local train, which is why the villages are unbearable between eleven and four and civil at either end of the day. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Spring bank-holiday bridges

  25 apr – 2 junNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  Liberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte. Those weekends bring domestic crowds, fuller trains and higher room rates, and some shops close on the day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Via dell'Amore by booking (1 jan – 31 dec), Cinque Terre Card season (14 mrt – 2 nov), Easter and the first crowds (3–6 apr)

Topdrukte — Day-trippers from La Spezia, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Festival

  Monterosso lemon festival

  15–25 mei · meestalOogsttijd

  A Saturday in May given over to the local lemons — stalls, cakes and limoncello along the old town front, before the season's crowds properly arrive. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Via dell'Amore by booking (1 jan – 31 dec), Cinque Terre Card season (14 mrt – 2 nov), One-way walking on peak days (1 apr – 10 jun (meestal)), Day-trippers from La Spezia (15 apr – 15 okt (meestal)), Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun)

Topdrukte — Day-trippers from La Spezia, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough to swim

  20 jun – 30 sep · meestal

  Monterosso has the only real beach; everywhere else you get in off rocks or off a slipway. The Ligurian sea stays comfortable to the end of September, after the walking crowds thin.

Nog steeds bezig: Via dell'Amore by booking (1 jan – 31 dec), Cinque Terre Card season (14 mrt – 2 nov), One-way walking on peak days (1 apr – 10 jun (meestal)), Day-trippers from La Spezia (15 apr – 15 okt (meestal)), Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun)

Topdrukte — Day-trippers from La Spezia, Summer holidays in Italië

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Via dell'Amore by booking (1 jan – 31 dec), Cinque Terre Card season (14 mrt – 2 nov), Day-trippers from La Spezia (15 apr – 15 okt (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (20 jun – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Day-trippers from La Spezia, August peak

• Seizoen

  August peak

  1–25 augSchoolvakantiesDruk

  Italy's holiday month lands on top of everyone else's. Vernazza's harbour is standing room, the trains run full, and the walking is done before eight in the morning or not at all.

Nog steeds bezig: Via dell'Amore by booking (1 jan – 31 dec), Cinque Terre Card season (14 mrt – 2 nov), Day-trippers from La Spezia (15 apr – 15 okt (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (20 jun – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Day-trippers from La Spezia, Summer holidays in Italië

• Natuur

  Terrace grape harvest

  5 sep – 15 okt · meestal

  The terraces above the villages are picked with monorails in September and the sciacchetra grapes are laid out to dry. It is the quietest month that still has everything open. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Via dell'Amore by booking (1 jan – 31 dec), Cinque Terre Card season (14 mrt – 2 nov), Day-trippers from La Spezia (15 apr – 15 okt (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (20 jun – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Day-trippers from La Spezia, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Autumn storm trail closures

  1 okt – 30 nov · meestalOverstromingsseizoenSluitingen

  Autumn brings the downpours that flattened Vernazza and Monterosso in 2011. Sections of the path shut after a storm and can stay shut for months while the dry-stone walls are rebuilt. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Via dell'Amore by booking (1 jan – 31 dec), Cinque Terre Card season (14 mrt – 2 nov), Day-trippers from La Spezia (15 apr – 15 okt (meestal)), Terrace grape harvest (5 sep – 15 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Sluiting

  Villages shut for winter

  5 nov – 10 mrt

  Most kitchens and rooms close for the winter and the boats between the villages stop, leaving the train. What is left is five working villages with nobody in them. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Via dell'Amore by booking (1 jan – 31 dec), Cinque Terre Card season (14 mrt – 2 nov), Autumn storm trail closures (1 okt – 30 nov (meestal))

Druk — Christmas holidays in Italië, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Manarola hillside nativity

  8 dec – 31 janKerst & nieuwjaar

  Thousands of lights laid out across the terraces above Manarola, switched on every 8 December and left up into the new year. It is the only reason to be here in the dead season, and a good one. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Via dell'Amore by booking (1 jan – 31 dec), Villages shut for winter (5 nov – 10 mrt)