Top Manarola Art & Culture

Get a taste of Cinque Terre on this 4-hour tour from Manarola, Cinque Terre, that combines a pesto demonstration, a boat cruise along the coast, and lunch. Travel to Cinque Terre via train with your group, then end the tour in Vernazza with a Cinque Terre trail pass to explore further if you wish.

Intrigued by our title? Wine here is truly a life experience, and the people that made and are still making wine in this incredibly difficult terrain are following their ancestors' practices handed down since the 1300s. Wine is the cultural heart of the Cinque Terre, and this tour offers one of the only ways to visit a working wine cellar in the Cinque Terre and taste their wine. This unique opportunity is combined with a second wine tasting led by a sommelier with unparalleled experience in Cinque Terre wines, all the while looking out at the breathtaking sea from a location that only people on this tour can access. No other tourists allowed. When you finish this intimate tour, you'll have learned the ins and outs of winemaking, wine tasting, and the true history of the Cinque Terre, all the while in the company of experienced local guides who have been working with both the winemaker and the sommelier for years. Looking for something different and real? This is for you.

Enjoy stunning coastal views of Cinqueterre’s iconic villages from a unique vantage point as you cruise along the shore, from Manarola up until Punta Mesco. Small-group boat tours include plenty of enriching commentary from your captain on the history and culture of the Lingurian coastline and a chance to spot bottlenosed dolphins along the way.

After pick-up from your ship at Livorno, Italy’s Cinque Terre is a bit like a beauty pageant, with one village after another competing to have the most charming backstreets, the cutest pastel buildings and the most Instagrammable views. Just when you think you’ve found the most beautiful spot, another one comes along and blows you away again. But like real-life beauty queens, each of the five villages has its own different charms. Some are showy and others are a bit more subtle – like Corniglia. It might not have Monterosso’s beach or Riomaggiore’s colourful harbour, but it has its own understated beauty – which is why I chose it as the base for your trip to the Cinque Terre. *Explore the Towns of Manarola, Vernazza and Corniglia *Enjoy lunch in a beautiful borgo like Vernazza (not included) *Enjoy the wonderful atmosfere and have a wine tasting in Corniglia

“Photography” literally means the “science of light” – and this is what a good photographer uses to create stunning pictures, different from the usual “snapshots” many tourists take while travelling the world. Learn how important the light, the right composition, the right moment, sometimes a different point of view and other elements are to make pictures different. The secret how to take not only a picture but to transport a message. A professional photographer will take you around Manarola and teach you the tricks of the trade.

Walk above the village of Manarola, in the heart of the Cinque Terre, among its terraced vineyards, discovering its millenary tradition of wine culture and work. Here, wine production has always meant a sense of sacrifice and self-denial in total harmony between land and sea. Here, man's work took place in communion with nature, with the construction of dry stone walls that have withstood a thousand years redesigning the landscape and the base of winemaking. Here the work breathes the sea and is transformed into nectar that tastes of the sea, and of the magical fusion of Mediterranean aromas. After a short guided walk, discovering the technique, the history, the nature of the Cinque Terre vineyards, you can enjoy a wine tasting offered by a local producer.

Don't miss the opportunity to be assisted by a professional local photographer who will take you around in one of the picturesque towns of the Cinque Terre catching the best and funniest moments of your holiday. The session is possible on request in other Cinque Terre villages or Portovenere as well.