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Via dell’Amore is Cinque Terre’s most famous walk and one that most visitors to Cinque Terre are capable of doing.
Apart from some steps up to the trail, it’s an easy 25 minutes walk on flat 850 metres of paved walkway. You would of course want to allow more time than 25 minutes to enjoy the magnificent views and take snaps.
Via dell’Amore is the easiest section of the Sentiero Azzurro (Blue Trail) which takes walkers from Riomaggiore to Monterosso.
Its romantic history attracts many people to this walk and at times it seems like a superhighway, especially when you come across groups of visitors who are on day trips to Cinque Terre.
You can approach the trail from Riomaggiore or the Manarola entrance. There are many signs pointing to the walk entrance so you can’t miss it. We wanted to work our way from south to north of the Cinque Terre so we started from Riomaggiore.
Via dell’Amore forms part of the Cinque Terre walking trails which are managed by the Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre. You have to pay an entrance fee to walk the trail and there are Control Points at both ends of the path where you’ll be asked to produce your ticket. If you’ve bought a Cinque Terre Card, it covers the entrance to Via dell’Amore.
Along the trail there are benches where you can sit and enjoy the splendid views. Bar dell’Amore is a small café on the trail where you can get something to eat and drink whilst enjoying the fantastic views. On a fine day, it’s easy to want to sit up here the whole day.

Vernazza is a town and comune located in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northwestern Italy. It is one of the five towns in the Cinque Terre region.

Vernazza is the fourth town heading north into the Cinque Terre. It has no car traffic (a road leads into a parking lot on the edge of the town) and remains one the truest "fishing villages" on the Italian Riviera.