Manarola on its rocky headland in the Cinque Terre
Genoa · Cinque Terre · Pisa · 5 days itinerary

Genoa, Cinque Terre and Pisa in 5 Days

Photo: Peter Thoeny, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Five days along the Italian Riviera. Spend a day and a half in Genoa's maze of old lanes and grand palaces, then take the train down the coast to the Cinque Terre for three nights of village hopping and cliff paths. Finish in Pisa, about an hour and a half away, for the Leaning Tower and the rest of the Piazza dei Miracoli.

5 daysGenoaCinque TerrePisaHikingBy travli· Checked by the travli team, September 2026

Day by day

Day 1

Genoa's old town

  1. 9:30GenoaWalk
  2. 11:00GenoaSight
  3. 12:30GenoaSight
  4. 15:30GenoaWalk
  5. 16:30GenoaSight
Day 2

Boccadasse, then the Cinque Terre

  1. 9:30GenoaWalk
  2. 12:30Train to MonterossoGenoaTransfer
  3. 15:00Cinque TerreSight
  4. 18:00Cinque TerreSight
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Day 3

The Blue Path and Manarola

  1. 8:30Cinque TerreWalk
  2. 12:30Cinque TerreSight
  3. 17:30Cinque TerreSight
Day 4

Riomaggiore and Portovenere

  1. 9:00Cinque TerreSight
  2. 10:45Cinque TerreWalk
  3. 14:00Cinque TerreDay trip
Day 5

Pisa

  1. 8:30Train to PisaCinque TerreTransfer
  2. 10:30PisaSight
  3. 11:45PisaSight
  4. 13:30PisaSight
  5. 14:15PisaSight
  6. 16:00PisaWalk
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Questions about this trip

Is 5 days enough for Genoa, the Cinque Terre and Pisa?

Yes, for the main sights. It gives you a full day in Genoa, two and a half days in the villages and a day in Pisa.

Do I need a Cinque Terre Card?

You need one to walk the paid coastal paths like the Blue Path. The Via dell'Amore also needs a timed booking, and one version of the card covers the trains between the villages.

Which Cinque Terre village is best to stay in?

Monterosso has the most hotels and a real beach. Vernazza and Manarola are prettier but smaller, with fewer rooms.

How far is Pisa from the Cinque Terre?

About an hour to an hour and a half by train, usually with a change at La Spezia.

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