EXCLUSIVE: For me, travelling in March is all about visiting the places that see the most crowds in the summer.

This applies to Vernazza, too, which some consider to be the most crowded town in the Cinque Terre. However, Rick Steves writes on his website that the tour groups don't stick around for long.

Cinque Terre is a group small coastal villages located in the Liguria region, along the Italian Riviera. These towns—Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore—are ...

you can always catch the train that runs along the coast and stops at each town. Cinque Terre also has gorgeous beaches where you can catch some rays, just be sure to bring shoes as they are rock ...

Courtesy of d!g!tALE by Alessandro Ciabini|Getty Images Cinque Terre is made up of five different towns, Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Monterosso al Mare and Vernazza – each with their own ...

The star of the show is obviously the four signature wines—Dolcetto d'Alba, Barbaresco, Moscato, and Barbera d'Alba—that truly put this town on the map for connoisseurs. Porto Venere, Liguria Tucked ...