We stayed in Antonio’s house for five days in early Dec 2015 as part of our month in Italy for our 25th wedding anniversary. We took Antonio’s advice and did not bring our big suitcases – instead we left these in the “Left Luggage” at La Spezia train station and just took overnight bags to Riomaggiore. This turned out to be a very good idea as the streets of Riomaggiore are challenging and the house is petite. Antonio met us at the station, helped with the bags and escorted us to the house pointing out local shops, restaurants etc. on the way. The location is idyllic with beautiful scenes around every corner. A number of restaurants and shops are shut in the off-season, however in our opinion this allows the town to exhibit its true character as a fishing village. While it was early winter, the days were beautiful and clear with a high of about 15C (60F) and cooler evenings ideal for a glass of local red wine by the fire in a cosy wine bar or restaurant. The house is well equipped but guests must be prepared for continuous ascent and descent of the internal stairs as each of the four levels is genuinely tiny – however there was plenty of room for the two of us, and four could have been accommodated. Even though some of the walking trails were still closed, the other villages in the Cinque Terre can easily be visited by train. We had the best meal of our trip at a restaurant just down the street from the house, “Enoteca Dau Cila”, sitting in the afternoon sunshine, enjoying a beautiful local white wine and dining on fresh seafood for lunch as we watched the fishermen come and go from the tiny harbour. We highly recommend Riomaggiore and Antonio’s house to all relatively fit and mobile travellers – we would definitely come back.