Beaches in Cinque Terre
Fegina is sandy with lidos, the free stretch is in the same village, and Guvano is reached through an abandoned tunnel.
- Fegina
- Sandy, lidos with sunbeds
- Free stretch
- Same bay, no charge
- Guvano
- Pebbles, no services
Cinque Terre is cliffs, so the three places to swim matter: Fegina, the free stretch of the same beach and Guvano. They differ in shore, price and access.
Sandy, by the station
Fegina is the largest sandy beach in the Cinque Terre, and it is the part of Monterosso by the station. It is divided between paid lidos with sunbeds and a free stretch. That is why it makes sense to sleep in Monterosso.
A towel and early morning
In the same bay is a small area with no charge. In summer it fills early, so you come in the morning, before the path.
Hidden, with nothing
Guvano is a pebbly cove near Corniglia, reached by a path through an abandoned railway tunnel. It has no services, so you carry everything, water included.
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
Are there sandy beaches in Cinque Terre?
Yes, one: Fegina in Monterosso al Mare, with paid lidos and a free stretch.
How do you get to Guvano?
By a path through an abandoned railway tunnel near Corniglia; there are no services there.
From which month can you swim?
From June; Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Ready for Cinque Terre?
Where to next
Cinque Terre in 2 days
→Day one walks from Monterosso to Vernazza, day two from Riomaggiore through Manarola to Corniglia.
Genoa · 63 km
→A port and an old town squeezed between the sea and the hills, with a lift up to a lookout and a fishing village of pastel façades right at the waterline.
How well does Cinque Terre suit you?
→Six questions: a score for this place and others like it.
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