Portovenere is often proclaimed the Cinque Terre’s “sixth town.” But for me, that distinction belongs to the far less heralded Levanto. The first time I visited Cinque Terre, before I moved to Italy, my travel companion insisted we stay in Levanto, the town northwest of Monterosso.
I went along with the plan, though part of me worried I wouldn't be getting the full Cinque Terre experience. Well, I couldn't have been more wrong. Not only that, I've returned to Levanto time and again since I’ve lived here—it’s my Ligurian beach getaway of choice when I need an escape from Milan.
