Several news articles regarding Cinque Terre appeared in Italian today in La Spezia media. The first was regarding the surprising size of Liberation Day hiking demand as the first one way protocol of the season was implemented - it began. "Two thousand six hundred people on the Sentiero Verde Azzurro in the time slot, from 9am to 2pm, characterized these days by two factors: the one-way system and the application of the increased "red day" pricing rate to access the most fragile paths of the Cinque Terre." Google translate English version: https://www-cittadellaspezia-com.translate.goog/2024/04/26/cinque-terre-piu-di-duemila-persone-nella-mattinata-del-sentiero-verde-azzurro-a-senso-unico-543621/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=it
For the factually minded, that is over 8 people per minute for five hours on a hiking trail! One person every 7 seconds.
The second regarded the implementation of demand pricing for the Cinque Terre Card. There are now three levels of pricing - red, yellow and green. A downloadable calendar is available for the scheduled prices, the surprise being that the red level is double the price of the green level, although it is scheduled to be imposed for only 16 days this year. A Google translated version is here: https://www-cittadellaspezia-com.translate.goog/2024/04/05/cinque-terre-fine-settimana-rosso-in-treno-per-il-ponte-della-liberazione-raddoppia-il-costo-della-card-dei-sentieri-540596/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=it
CT Card red level calendar here: https://www.cittadellaspezia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/calendario_allegato1-1-1.pdf