Evening Monterosso al Mare Italy

I gathered this image of the town of Monterosso al Mare while visiting the Cinque Terre in late September of 2007. Originally, the village was only accessible b...
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I gathered this image of the town of Monterosso al Mare while visiting the Cinque Terre in late September of 2007. Originally, the village was only accessible by sea or by mule paths that connected the villages of the Cinque Terre to The Via Roma, the main road that connected all of Italy to Rome. These mule paths have been maintained and used over the centuries and now provide hikers with a more intimate view of the sea-swept Cinque Terre. The area was recently designated as part of the national park system and is considered a protected area, to the effect of limited development and resource usage. The Cinque Terre hiking trails have been taken over by the national park system and there is now a fee to hike on all portions of the trail.
Today, the best way to go to Monterosso is to take local trains from La Spezia or Genoa or Intercity trains from Milan, Rome, Turin, and Tuscany. The village is connected to the E80 highway via a narrow, steep and winding 20 kilometres (12 mi) long road. The train network reaches the other villages of Cinque Terre as well. Visit if you can!!!

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