Cinque Terre: The Five Lands

An extension of Spring in Tuscany for Women Only
May 17-20

Explore the beauty and nature of the
Italian Riviera’s “Five Lands”

Spend 3 full days taking in the coastal beauty of the Cinque Terre. Cinque Terre translates to “Five Lands” - referring to five tiny but colorful fishing towns built into cliffs by the sea. The Ligurian Coast, The Italian Riviera - however you refer to it, this part of Italy is enchanting, rejuvenating, and incredibly photogenic. Explore each of the five towns and get ready to take in that salty air.

What You’ll Learn

  • Composition & Creating Perspective

  • Long Exposure

  • Using tripods

  • City Life Shooting & Telling a Story

  • Compression & Expansion

  • Polarizers

  • Navigating the Italian Train System

  • Maybe some Italian Language?

Recommended Equipment

  • D-SLR or Mirrorless camera

  • A tripod with ball-head

  • An ultra wide angle lens

  • ND filters & polarizers

  • A mid-range zoom lens

  • Comfortable shoes with proper support

  • Bathing suit

  • Extra memory cards, batteries and charger

Physical Difficulty

This mini-tour is Moderate. Nothing in Cinque Terre is “level” and the walking is on cobblestone, concrete, uphill or downhill. There are many stairs. You should be sure-footed and able to walk with your camera gear on your own to attend this portion.

We will spend one entire day together hiking from one town to the next, but there is absolutely no pressure at all to “fit it all in.” The route will depend on the trail conditions in 2025 - we will always take the easiest route available. It takes about 5 hours to hike the entire distance across the five towns. This is an incredibly picturesque hike along the ocean, through vineyards and more - and it is not to be missed - a wonderful bonding experience for all us ladies!! This is purely for the experience and at any point - we can stop to ride the train from town to town. We will even stop for prosecco halfway ;)

Please refer to our fitness guide for more detail about physical requirements.

 

Itinerary & Information

This trip is only available as an add-on to our existing Tuscany Tour, for women only. That means that this “mini tour” is not open to the public - you can only join this tour if you are also on the Tuscany Tour. This part of the trip will be considered more casual, and more experiential rather than being extremely focused on just photography. If you ask us, you don’t want to miss the Cinque Terre if you are already here!! :)

Destination

Cinque Terre, Italy

At a Glance

Dates

May 17-20, 2025

No. of Photographers

Up to 6

Fitness Level

Moderate

Cost

$1400

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