Picture a dream Italian coastal town, and the five towns of Cinque Terre will likely come to mind. Perched on the cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean, the narrow, pastel-coloured houses stand tightly together, surrounded by terraced vineyards, olive groves, lemon orchards, and lush greenery of the land, while the rocky cliffs plummet down to the turquoise sea.
The denomination as a National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as its inaccessibility and rough terrain, has preserved the area from overdevelopment and left the compact settlements and the spectacular agricultural landscape almost in their original state.
