Check the Cinque Terre trail update (open or close path?)

The "Sentiero Azzurro", which connects the five fishing villages, is the most famous and evocative trail of the Cinque Terre. The course has been traced through the centuries, when it was the only way of communication for the inhabitants of the Cinque Terre. In some points, it is a real mule track that winds waterfront offering fabulous views.
The difficulty is very low, but along the way can be found strokes and slippery cliffs. The Blue Path is about 12 km and the maximum altitude of 200 meters is at Prevo, beautiful village of Vernazza. The path is composed by trails for about 8 miles, by cobbled mule tracks and bleachers for about 2 km, and by the promenade of the Via dell’Amore, Walk of Love, and internal roads in the villages.
The entire route is marked by a white and blue stripe. It takes about 5 hours to walk it and you exceed and the height difference is about 500 meters.

Journey time: 25 minutes.
Difficulty: T - Tourist
Length: 1,112 km

Currently only a stretch of 200 meters from Manarola is open. Total reopening is expected in 2024.
It is the famous "Via dell'Amore". The route starts near the Riomaggiore train station. On the left is the access staircase and after only a few steps you are already overlooking the sea. From the geomorphological point of view, you can admire the sandstones of Riomaggiore and the signs of marine erosion. The vegetation is composed of plants such as agaves, sea fennel, wallflower, the rare Brassica robertiana. In the last stretch of the path you pass under terraced vineyards that dominate the railway station of Manarola. To enter the town, go through a pedestrian tunnel of about 150 meters.
Alternative
Path 531: Riomaggiore-Manarola (Via Beccara)
Journey time: 1 hour
Difficulty: EE - Expert hikers
Length: 1,470 km
Difference in altitude: 202 mt

The ancient connection between Riomaggiore and Manarola, the only one in use until the construction of the railway and the Via dell'Amore, rises steeply from the Riomaggiore train station from which, along Via Signorini to the intersection on the left with Via Tracastello, which introduces into the valley of the Rio Final canal.
Between cultivated gardens you come to a small bridge, from which begins the long staircase that leads up to the ridge of the Costa Corniolo, then descends on the left towards Riomaggiore, again along an ancient staircase.

Journey time: 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Difficulty: E - Hiking
Length: 2,184 km
Water points: several points



Currently only a section of 300 meters from Manarola is open.
From Manarola we proceed towards the Marina di Manarola and then we climb towards the cemetery. Here you will find a crossroads at the height of a chapel of the Madonna dating back to 1860. Going to the right you will arrive at the hamlet of Volastra passing through Poggio Le Croci, while keeping to the left, you continue your journey towards Corniglia with a flat path.
The last stretch of the route runs along the artificial beach created during the construction of the old railway for about a kilometer. Before arriving at the Corniglia train station you pass through the Valle Asciutta. After crossing the canal, go along the Corniglia beach and reach the station. To get to the town, it is necessary to climb the 377 steps of the Lardarina staircase at 90 meters above sea level. The difference in height of the path is 120 meters.