I'm planning to visit the Cinque Terre in April.
I was wondering what a good village to stay in and what the best route to hike with the best views, I have two days/nights and coming from Florence!
Thanks

We stayed in Manarola and loved it. It was the perfect size, highly recommended. Spent time in Florence and Montepulciano too and both were beautiful. If you decide you're into that I can send you the info for our specific accommodations.

I am also interested. Could you please send specific information. Thanks.

Here is where we stayed in Manarola. We took the room without a terrace to save money and regretted it the whole time. Get any other room. Nice, clean, simple. Amazing views and location.
http://www.ariadimare.info/
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This is where we stayed in Montepulciano. Really small, quaint beautiful town. Best at night once the day tourists leave ha ha
https://airbnb.com/rooms/30060?s=8&user_id=1607078...
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And our budget pick in Florence. Totally a hostel, but was in a good location and affordable.
http://www.ilghiro.it/?Lingua=en
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Pei, for what it's worth I'm not a hiker, but my husband is. He did a lot of hiking when we stayed in Manarola, headed north and his photos are incredible. He hiked all the way past Corniglia where I took the train to meet him. The town the most northern is super touristy (montorossa al mare), worth a day trip but I wouldn't stay there. Then we took the train back to the last town Riomaggiore and walked back home on the nicely paved path. Manarola at night is gorgeous, and quiet. With one pub that had live music when we were there.
Happy planning!

I also stayed in Manarola and loved our choice. If you need specifics please pm me. Check which trails are open before you go. They are often closed due to maintenance / landslides. This past summer, most were closed but we did the hike between Corniglia and Vernazza. Have a great time, Cinque Terre is spectacular!

We just did a day trip out of Florence with Walkabout and it was amazing! You'll love it!

I recommend staying in Vernazza, and there is no bad route or views. Magical!

Amazing! Thank you for your recommendation ! I'm most likely going to stay in Vernazza
; do you also know where to catch ferries to other villages ?

You typically catch the train

Thank you guys so much for all your tips!

I hear they have so many doing it is affecting the area so they have put resteictions on when and where you can go. check it out.

I stayed in Riomaggiore a few years ago and I thought it was a beautiful and charming place. It would have been convenient to get to except there was a train strike which affected only certain trains and lines. I took a different the train from Rome to Pisa to La Spezia and then to Riomaggiore.

You should probably research and see if the hiking trails are even open! We went a couple of years ago and only trail open was Vernazza to Monterosso! It was Beautiful! We ended up hiking a lot of small paths above the towns instead!
Not great for tourism

We are going in sept. Opted to stay in monterroso. Can drive to it and also somewhere to go out at night. Lots of hiking from there.

Thank you everyone for the recommendations ! Every was gorgeous.especially Manarola and Vernazza ! I really made use of the train station there !

Monterosso was beautiful when I was there last fall! Would go back in a heartbeat.