Yesterday, starting out at 7.30am and getting back at
8.30pm, I did the Cinque Terre (pronounced Chinka Terry).
This is a world UNESCO heritage site due to the unique way
the locals developed the terraced gardens on the hills over the last few
hundred years, and how they carved out their villages on rocks overlooking the
impressive coast.
So Cinque means five and Terre means land so it refers to
the five villages of; Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and
Monterosso.
I was staying at La Spezia, and my host recommended taking
the train to Monterosso and walking to Vernazza, and then Corniglia. The
coastal hiking routes between the other two villages were closed but the pass I
bought gave me unlimited travel.
As it turned out, I hiked the hill routes (I didn’t use any
maps and just wandered and these were where I ended up). They were big climbs
with spectacular views and it was very hot but absolutely amazing.
(ran out of time to do captions but will do so next wifi!)
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| Vernazza from the track |
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| Manarola |
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| Riomaggiore |
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| Riomaggiore |
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| La Spezia port |
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| La Spezia |
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| Monterosso |
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| Looking back at Monterosso from the track |
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| A Cinque Terre 'Busker' |
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| Please cuddle the cats |
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| Corniglia |
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| Corniglia |
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| Swimming in Vernazza. It was divine! |
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| Vernazza |
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| Vernazza |
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| Looking back on the coastline |
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| Corniglia from above |
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| On the way to Riomaggiore |
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| On the way to Corniglia |
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| Heading to Riomaggiore |
Beautiful but being in that town during an earthquake would be very sphincter tightening :P
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