We went on our own and explore the picturesque towns of Cinque Terre. I typed up a bunch of suggestions and a lot of detail in my overall cruise notes and am too lazy to do it all over again. But the main takeaway would be - Cinque Terre is a lot of fun but not built for cruise crowds, so if you are traveling during their peak season, I would recommend you do something else. There's a reason Rick ...
La Spezia is billed as Pisa / Florence but it should not be. The only way you are getting to Florence in the time allotted is to take a shipboard shore excursion or arrange for a driver. The train station in La Spezia is quite far from the pier and is an hour to Pisa each way. Florence was 2.5 - 3 hours each way. It is impossible to see Florence on your own in the allotted time, as by the time you ...
We went to the Cinque Terre as been to Florence many times before. The train station is about 20 minutes walk through a nice town (walk along the sea shore to the marina then turn right and walk through a really nice town). The train station is a bun fight for tickets. Can you buy the ticket online as in the UK?? The Cinque Terre villages are amazing. Planning a weekend away here via Pisa Airport ...