Cinque Terre fields and flowers

With miles and miles of breathtaking trails, the Cinque Terre along northern Italy's Riviera has long been a magnet for hikers. Trekking through the five villages is a backpacker's dream — each town is a unique destination carved rather amazingly into the steep terraced-vineyard coastline. It's almost unfair how much intense beauty, great cuisine and amazing aromas are jampacked into such a compact space.