Visitors flock to this part of northwest Italy by train and ferry ... Colorful umbrellas line the public beach in Monterosso, one of the five villages that make up Cinque Terre.

The most remote of all of Cinque Terre's towns, Corniglia is bookended by beaches. You can reach it through a set of steps that leads from the train station ... and cafes line its narrow ...

And if you're not up for hiking from town to town, you can always catch the train that runs along the coast and stops at each town. Cinque Terre also ... Skip the line: Uffizi and Accademia ...