Saturday, July 14, 2007

Cinque Terre

A few great days in the Cinque Terre, staying in Levanto. 
 
Walked from Levanto to Riomaggiore on Tuesday - about 7 1/2 hours.  The walk from Levanto to Monterosso was fantastic - far less busy than the 'cinque terre trail'.  We saw only a few people and it was very beautiful and a fantastic start to the day.  From Monterosso to Vernazza and Vernazza to Corniglia were great walks (very hilly!), Corniglia to Manarola and Manarola to Riomaggiore are nowhere near as interesting. 
 
Levanto, where we were staying, is 1 town further along than the cinque terre.  An italian-style seaside resort - the beach was pretty crappy (at least to Australian eyes) but the europeans all seemed to love it.
 
Tuesday night we had a fantastic pizza right on the Vernazza waterfront.  An amazing view and a fantastic evening.
 
 
 
 
 

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