The Genoa–Pisa railway is one of the trunk lines of the Italian railway network. It runs along the Ligurian coast from Genoa to Pisa through the Riviera di Levante and the Versilia. It passes through
A train at La Spezia Centrale station
Region train running to Deiva Marina
Genova Quinto: the remains of the railway tunnel in Via Gianelli
Cisalpino EC train passing through Genova Quinto in 2007
The Cinque Terre is a coastal area within Liguria, in the northwest of Italy. It lies in the west of La Spezia Province, and comprises five villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola
Genoa–Pisa railway
…was truly revolutionary because it ended the isolation of small towns of the eastern Italian Riviera (the Riviera di Levante), including the famous Cinque Terre villages, which finally had a permanent link with the rest of the world. This stretch included 51 tunnels totalling over 28 kilometres in a total length…
A view of the National Park of the Cinque Terre, showing Vernazza, one of the five coastal villages
Personnel control the intense flow of tourists on the platforms of the La Spezia Centrale railway station during the public holiday of May Day
Vineyards in terraces above Manarola
Cinque Terre coast with Portovenere and Isola del Palmaria (right of the middle), Golfo dei Poeti, La Spezia, Lerici and Tellaro coast