Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(admission €1.50; 9am-1pm & 4-7pm Feb-Jul, Sep & Oct, to 1pm Aug)
Birdlife and local
flora can be seen from a nature observation and bird-watching centre on a promontory of
land just east of Riomaggiore. The building was a former naval installation in WWII,
known as La Batteria Racchia. Today there's a small bar and panels explaining the sur-
rounding flora.
The Torre is reachable via a trail that starts just west of Fossola Beach.
Fossola Beach
This small pebbly beach is immediately southeast of Riomaggiore marina. It's rugged but
secluded. Swimmers should be wary of rocks and currents.
BEACH
Cooperative Sub 5 Terre
( 0187 92 00 11;
www.5terrediving.it
; Via San Giacomo, Riomaggiore; vary seasonally)
To
dive or snorkel in the translucent waters of the protected marine park, contact this outfit in
the subway at the bottom of Via Colombo. It also rents out canoes and kayaks.
DIVING
Sleeping
B&Bs and a handful of hotels are situated in the village, but the town's forte is room- and
apartment-rental agencies.
La Casa di Venere
( 338 329 71 53;
www.lacasadivenere.com
;
Via Colombo 194, Riomaggiore; d €60-120 tr/qu €150/180)
This agency offers some of the cheapest harbourside rooms. All are clean, bright and
modern, and some have to-die-for views.
RENTAL ROOMS
€
Hotel Zorza
(
www.hotelzorza.com
;
Via Colombo 231, Riomaggiore; d from €90; )
One of the few hotels in
the five villages, the Zorza is a little sleepier than your average big-town affair. The recep-
tion shuts down at 7pm-ish, but opens in the morning for a decent breakfast. Well-kept
middle-ranking rooms are spread across the sinuous 17th-century house of a former wine-
grower.
HOTEL
€
Edi
RENTAL ROOMS
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