Do you have any companions who recently drove to Cinque Terre? Is it more convenient to drive to the village or take the train in La Spezia ?

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La Spezia has convenient trains. You can buy a one-day ticket and take the train as many times as you want on that day. It depends on how many days you want to play.

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Trains are convenient. First of all, it's hard to find free parking spaces when driving. Secondly, driving requires a long mountain road. If you have enough time, you can also drive. After all, it's the off-season recently, and there are some paid parking spaces. If you're in a time crunch, take the train. It's faster. We drove, and we only saw three villages in the afternoon. The villages are very small, but the road is a bit circuitous.

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Pros and cons. It's necessary to walk a long way with luggage (even steep steps, try to travel light) in the village, whether by car or train. The only advantage of driving is that you can take photos of the village from a high point.

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