We decided to get away to Cinque Terre this past break
many speak of the beauty of cinque terre
but
until you see it
you really don't understand
how beautiful it really is
cinque terre is a group of five cities
along
the italian rivera
the cities are
Monterossor al Mare
Vernazza
Cornigilia
Manarola
and
Riomaggiore
We stayed at Riomaggiore
at
the best thing about this hotel
is
FREE SECURE PARKING!!
the hike back from the shore to the hotel
made for a wonderful workout
Upon check-in
we learned that two of the major hiking paths
via dell amore
and
the path from manarola to vernazza
were closed
because of mud slides
so
we took the boat
from riomaggiore
coast at riomaggorie
to
monterossor al mare
to enjoy the view of the coast
and
of course let the little one enjoy the boat
***travel tip***
if you want to go primarily for the beach
stay at monterossor
at monterossor we took the train to vernazza
when in vernazza stop here
was amazing
and
had an abundance of flavors
next
we hiked
oh boy did we hike
from
vernazza to corniglia
this was a 4 km hike
with 36 pounds of toddler
on my husbands back
he's a trooper
at the halfway point
we caught a breeze
and a nice little pit stop
created by a local
(there were quite a few four legged kiddos on the hike!)
but without the hike
we would have never seen these views
once we reached corniligia
we took the train
to manarola
where i got to tote 36 pounds of pure cuteness
outside manarola
about 30 minutes uphill
in groppo
is the
you can buy all your wine here!!
cinque terre is known for
sciacchetra
a very sweet white wine
it will run about 30-40 euro a bottle
they have other whites and reds
that are in the 6-15 euro range as well
after manarola
we headed back to
riomaggiore
to enjoy a wonderful dinner
where i enjoyed
the traditional
trofie al pesto
it was delicious!
then the next day we headed to
carrara
to see the marble quaries that michelangelo used!
but that will have to wait!
until next time
love love
from aviano
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