Riomaggiore to the Santuario di Montenero

From the car park on the road above Riomaggiore, walk down through the village to its little harbour. Path 593V climbs out past the cemetery and up long flights of steps through the terraces, follows the road for about 200 m by the shrine of the Madonna della Cintola, and takes steps again up to the sanctuary of Nostra Signora di Montenero, at about 340 m, on its terrace above the sea. Return the same way to Riomaggiore and the car park.

It is 4 km there and back with 306 m of ascent; allow about 2 hours. The grade is Easy: short, but steep and stepped almost all the way.

The park grades the path for hikers and gives 55 minutes up and 30 minutes down from the harbour. No Cinque Terre Card is needed: the park's card page lists only the coastal path and the Via dell'Amore as paid paths. Path 593, which goes on from the sanctuary towards the Telegrafo, is partly closed. The park closes all its paths under an orange weather alert.

Trains stop at Riomaggiore, a short walk from the harbour. The Via dell'Amore from Riomaggiore to Manarola reopened in 2024; it is one way only, needs a booked time slot and a Cinque Terre Card, and in 2026 ran until 24 October from 9:00 to 21:00, then 9:00 to 18:00.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.