The thing about the Cinque Terre is that everything to do there is outdoors. Swimming, strolling, boating from village to village, hiking, kayaking. Sitting out in restaurants and cafes. It is the ideal place to visit from May to October. But in the winter it is usually cold and wet and many of the restaurants and hotels close up for the winter. You may get the odd tourist stopping for the day.

It’s still a pretty magnificent area, and while there will be less to do and the weather will be less favorable, there will be a a lot less tourists which is a very good thing.

Have you thought about Turin and the Piemonte and Aosta regions? Nice winter retreat.

There are so many lovely places to visit in Italy, it seems a waste to go to Cinque Terre at that time of year. OK, it’s picturesque, but it’s not so amazing that it would be worth seeing in the rain and wind.

I too am thinking about visiting, but just a bit earlier, in November, right before Thanksgiving. Is the weather the same?

I’ve been to CT four times in the past, May-Aug, and of course, it was nice in the summer. A few years ago I drove from Barcelona, spent time in Avignon, went on a day trip detour to CT in October (I guess I could claim I’ve been 5 times) and it was overcast, wet and cold, but not freezing cold. Can I expect the same in November?

We (about six of us) were originally going in September, but a couple of people had to change, so November was the next window where we could all be together. If we still went to Florence, can anyone recommend any other place to visit for about 4 days? Not counting travel days, we have about 10 full days.

Regards

My husband, our friend Cup (Jacob) and myself…the 3 of us are going to be traveling Cinque Terre mid-late October. Cup used to live in Italy and says Cinque Terre is just wonderful. We can’t wait to hike and travel the beautiful coastal stretch of Italy.

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