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Took a local train from La Spezia to the famous and spectacular coast made up of steep and rugged cliffs dotted with five (cinque) villages. The train runs right along the edge of the coast but includes a lot of tunnels! We got off at the village of Manarola and took a local mini bus about two thirds of the way up the mountain and then hiked along a track through vineyards, olives, vegetable gardens and farmhouses finally descending at the village of Corniglia which was really pretty. After lunch we descended hundreds of stairs to catch the train again to explore Vernazza which is very picturesque with a small harbour. After sipping cafe macchiato and tasting Italian Crostata (jam like tart/slice), took another train to Monterosso where we finished the afternoon in a bar with cocktails.