We stay in lovely and well appointed hotels during this tour. Our hotels are located perfectly to enjoy all of the amenities of the locations we're staying as well as the beautiful harbors and coastlines. We'll be staying our first night in the lovely port town of Portovenere and the remaining 5 nights of the tour in the perfectly located village of Manarola. Our hotel in Manarola becomes our "home away from home" with great access via the wonderful train system along the coast to all of the other Cinque Terre villages. Located right on the harbor, we'll enjoy Manarola's spectacular sunsets every evening.

Transportation:

There are no major airports in the Cinque Terre region. The three primary airports to fly into that provide easy access to the Cinque Terre are Pisa, Genoa and Milan (in order of closest proximity). Milan offers the most flights from the most carriers and the lowest cost, while Pisa and Genoa offer small airports, closer proximity, and quick entry and exit.

From Milan Malpensa Airport (https://www.milanomalpensa-airport.com/en/) to La Spezia:

• From the airport you will take the Trenord R28 (https://www.trenord.it/en/) into Milan to the Milano Centrale train station.

• From Milano Centrale you will take the Trenitalia Intercity or Trenitalia Frecce (https://www.trenitalia.com/) to the La Spezia Centrale train station.

• Once in La Spezia, there are several hotels near the train station and you are within walking distance of all of the downtown services and waterfront. If you need to get around the reliable ATC

Buses can take you - https://www.atcesercizio.it/en/

From Pisa International Airport (https://www.pisa-airport.com/en/) to La Spezia:

• From the airport you will take the Pisamover (https://pisa-mover.com/en/) to the Pisa Centrale train station

• From Pisa Centrale you will take Trenitalia (https://www.trenitalia.com/) to the La Spezia Centrale train station

• Once in La Spezia, there are several hotels near the train station and you are within walking

distance of all of the downtown services and waterfront. If you need to get around the reliable ATC Buses can take you - https://www.atcesercizio.it/en/

From Genoa City Airport (https://www.airport.genova.it/en/) to La Spezia:

• From the airport you can take an AMT bus #AIR (https://www.amt.genova.it/amt/trasporto-multimodale/linee-bus-provinciali/) to the Genova Sestri Ponente train station or walk 5 minutes to the train station

• From Genova Sestri Ponente you will take the Trenitalia (https://www.trenitalia.com/) to La Spezia Centrale train Station

• Once in La Spezia, there are several hotels near the train station and you are within walking distance of all of the downtown services and waterfront. If you need to get around the reliable ATC Buses can take you - https://www.atcesercizio.it/en/

Some lunch items will be available at breakfast each day before our run.  Adventure Running Co. will provide some lunch items for you to prepare before heading out for the day.  You should also bring some snack items you enjoy for the trail.  Most days, we will be able to find refreshments and food in villages along our route. In fact, on last years tour, our entire group sat down for lunch in a village along the route every day except for the last day and it was wonderful! Midday pasta break anyone? Yes! 

The breakfast spread will be very European and provide food items not usually associated with trail running snacks in the U.S.  Our hotel provides a very good breakfast and should meet all runner needs. Our wonderful hosts will prepare eggs to your liking, pancakes and perfectly prepared espressos. If you have any specific running foods you prefer, please bring them.  Specialty supplements or nutrition systems aren’t provided by Adventure Running Co. and you should bring your own supplies if you have any specialty items you use regularly.  You should also bring your own electrolyte and energy drink mixes if you would like these for the trail.  These types of specialized items will be difficult to find in the Cinque Terre and we won’t be able to bring a lot of snacks and drink mixes with us on the plane. 

Breakfasts will be provided by our hosts each morning.  Dinners will be the responsibility of each runner and we will take advantage of local cuisine for dinner each evening. 

What's Included:

Guides, all breakfasts, all lodging during the tour, support vehicle, group gear, first aid, trail passes, additional tour activities, permits, fees, reservations and licenses.  Adventure Running Co. will cover some of the train transportation costs during the tour.  Group gear includes cookstoves, dishes, cutlery, camp chairs, water, firewood, portable hot shower, massages (massage gun), maps, group first aid and satellite communication devices for emergencies and staff communication.  Not all group gear is provided or needed on our lodge based tours.

Trip does not include airfare or other transportation to and from the departure site, lodging before or after the tour, dinners or personal or custom trail snacks.  Dinners will be out on the town sampling wonderful Cinque Terre cuisine. Specialty supplements or nutrition systems are not provided by Adventure Running Co. nor are alcoholic beverages.