Planning on taking the train from Lucca to Cinque Terra for a day. What is the easiest village for walking/and or getting to the "center". I have mobility issue with one knee which makes climbing stairs difficult (can be done, but slow). Would love to see and experience the area.
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The train station in Vernazza has an elevator from the platform, in addition to steps, that will take you to the street level. There is a slight decline getting into the town center which on the way back to the train station would become an incline but it is not too steep.
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OP
Cape Cod, MA, USA
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Thank you strum, that would work.
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Vernon, Canada
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Frances,
The easiest town for walking is Monterosso as it's relatively flat in both the "new town" and "old town" (although there's a slight uphill section along Via Roma in the old town). There are stairs to deal with in getting from the train platform down to the main street. I don't remember if there's an elevator as I've never looked. If the stairs are a problem, walk to the end of the platform towards the old town (south). As I recall there's a small access road that goes down to the street.
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Madison, WI
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Hi Frances! I just visited the Cinque Terre last month. We stayed in Manarola but strolled around all five villages.
Flattest overall: Monterosso
Relatively flat: Corniglia (but lots of stairs or a bus to get up to the city from the train station)
Hilly: Vernazza and Riomaggiore (not sure about stairs?)
Very hilly: Manarola (we stayed in a B&B at the very top of the city, so maybe it seemed so hilly to me because of our walk to our room! I also don't remember stairs.)