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Alternatives to the Cinque Terre: the rest of the Ligurian coast, town by town

33 towns · 1 region · the complete list

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Lerici

Lerici, Liguria

The Cinque Terre are five villages on a stretch of coast that has about forty more of them. The trains that carry people to Vernazza go straight through towns that look the same from the water and have room in them at lunchtime.

Here is the whole Ligurian coast in our catalogue with the five taken out: 33 towns from Ventimiglia's hinterland to Portovenere. Portofino is left in, because it is a working harbor and its own kind of answer. Best-recognized first; use the box for a name.

Instead of the Cinque Terre

Vernazza · 729 residents · Liguria

  1. LericiLa Spezia

    Coastal town · Borghi più belli d'Italia

    From Vernazza
    1 h by car
    Residents
    9,245
    When to go
    Apr–Oct
  2. Finale LigureSavona

    Coastal town · Borghi più belli d'Italia

    From Vernazza
    2 h 40 min by car
    By train
    Reachable
    Residents
    11,012
    When to go
    Apr–Oct
  3. Borgio VerezziSavona

    Coastal town · Borghi più belli d'Italia

    From Vernazza
    2 h 37 min by car
    By train
    Reachable
    Residents
    2,106
    When to go
    Apr–Oct
  4. ArenzanoGenova

    Coastal town · Borgo dei Borghi

    From Vernazza
    2 h 1 min by car
    By train
    Reachable
    Residents
    11,156
    When to go
    Apr–Oct
  5. DianoImperia

    Coastal town · Borghi più belli d'Italia

    From Vernazza
    3 h 3 min by car
    By train
    Reachable
    Residents
    7,763
    When to go
    Apr–Oct

The 5 best-recognized of the 33 towns that match. Drive times measured by road from Vernazza. More of them follow below.

33 towns

The rest of the 33

  1. 11.Moneglia1 h 10 min from Vernazza by car · GENOVA
  2. 12.Portovenere53 min from Vernazza by car · LA SPEZIA
  3. 13.Levanto36 min from Vernazza by car · LA SPEZIA
  4. 14.Cervo2 h 58 min from Vernazza by car · IMPERIA
  5. 15.Cipressa3 h 16 min from Vernazza by car · IMPERIA
  6. 16.Deiva Marina58 min from Vernazza by car · LA SPEZIA
  7. 17.Taggia3 h 26 min from Vernazza by car · IMPERIA
  8. 18.Camogli1 h 31 min from Vernazza by car · GENOVA
  1. 19.Santa Margherita Ligure1 h 34 min from Vernazza by car · GENOVA
  2. 20.Sarzana1 h 4 min from Vernazza by car · LA SPEZIA
  3. 21.Sestri Levante1 h 9 min from Vernazza by car · GENOVA
  4. 22.Varazze2 h 14 min from Vernazza by car · SAVONA
  5. 23.Chiavari1 h 15 min from Vernazza by car · GENOVA
  6. 24.Lavagna1 h 21 min from Vernazza by car · GENOVA
  7. 25.Pietra Ligure2 h 37 min from Vernazza by car · SAVONA
  8. 26.Portofino1 h 33 min from Vernazza by car · GENOVA
  9. 27.Sanremo3 h 28 min from Vernazza by car · IMPERIA
  10. 28.Loano2 h 46 min from Vernazza by car · SAVONA
  11. 29.Recco1 h 27 min from Vernazza by car · GENOVA
  12. 30.Rapallo1 h 24 min from Vernazza by car · GENOVA
  13. 31.Savona2 h 27 min from Vernazza by car · SAVONA
  14. 32.Andora2 h 52 min from Vernazza by car · SAVONA
  15. 33.Bogliasco1 h 27 min from Vernazza by car · GENOVA

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