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By diegocastro
November 29th 2009

Para Inglês Ver Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre

Cinque Terre

Dias 87 a 89 - Não existe um lugar chamado Cinque Terre. Existem apenas centenas de pequenas vilas localizadas na costa Mediterrânea da Itália. Algum espertalhão escolheu cinco delas, inventou um contexto histórico qualquer para tal escolha e fez uma grande propaganda. Como resultado, milhões de turistas invadem as tais cidadezinhas, que, após o verão, viram cidades fantasma, já que ninguém efetivamente mora lá. Noventa por cento das casas são para serem alugadas a turistas, as outras dez por cento são para quem trabalha como o turismo. Morar em uma das Cinque Terre, na verdade, deve ser um i [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
November 2nd 2009

Halloween and a Hike Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre

Boat

Day 11-12 Sanremo to Riomaggiore We efficiently zipped around Sanremo on Saturday morning, seeing the sights, and liking the town better in daylight. It was overcast, so we didn’t get in any beach time, and took the noon train back down the coast to Riomaggiore, one of the Cinque Terre towns. It was a five hour trip, but the scenery was just as great the second time…we got into Riomaggiore at dusk and found an apartment with a kitchen to rent for two days… We ate dinner in the small cove as it grew dark and the trick or treaters made [View Full Entry]

By Andy n Jen
October 25th 2009

Our last destination in Venice... Cinque Terre.... Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre

having a wine in monterosso

Arriving in La Spezia by train we walked around for awhile until deciding on a nice hotel to say at... My One Hotel... We were restless from a long train ride so headed straight out to explore... What we found was gorgeous... La Spezia is a quaint old town and we honestly didn't hear or see any english speaking people... I guess coz its the end of the season! We stopped by a lovely little wine bar to sample more Italian wine and Prosecco (fizzy bubbles) for Jen Jen!! With our drinks they brought us the hugest platter of tasties ever!! [View Full Entry]

By Whiskers
October 24th 2009

Cinque Terre - What a difference a day can make Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre

Monterosso and the start of the trail for us

Thank goodness Gretchen has masseuse skills ,as I awoke at some ungodly hour of the night with the worst cramp I have ever experienced and she eased my pain enabling me to get back to sleep.The trial of Cinque Terre yesterday we do not want to experience again. The day dawned bright and clear and a great improvement on the overcast of yesterday and after talking to Leigh,daughter #1 online,she persuaded us to give the Cinque Terre another chance to show off its beauty to us especially as the weather had improved and hopefully the bottom path would be reopened. We [View Full Entry]

By Whiskers
October 23rd 2009

A day from hell on the Cinque Terre Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre » Corniglia

Walking up to the #1 track on the ridge

Friday 23rd October A day from hell on the Cinque Terre Our hotel high up on the hill meant there was no traffic noise and we had a very good night’s sleep in preparation for what we expected could be a physically challenging day. It was cereal and croissants for breakfast and a cup of strong coffee that should hold us for the morning. The plan is to have lunch at one of the villages as we do the walk. The weather is rather overcast with high cloud but out to sea it looks like it is clearing so we are [View Full Entry]

Wonder if these red strawberry thinhs are edible??

Top of the ridge and don't we look happy

By Whiskers
October 22nd 2009

The Leaning Tower of Pisa and onwards to Lerici Europe » Italy » Liguria » La Spezia

The world famous Leaning Tower of Pisa

Thursday 22nd October The Leaning Tower of Pisa and onwards to Lerici It absolutely bucketed down in the night and if we hadn’t been in a room upstairs we might have had to evacuate before we were carried away in the flood.Perhaps that was why everyone checked in here are in units upstairs.As it was there was a mysterious pool of water in the middle of the separate lounge/dining area with no obvious place as to where it had come from. The weather is clearing from the west which is a good sign and the forecast is for an improvement. Finding [View Full Entry]

By ShiraGreenbaum
October 18th 2009

Cinque Terre Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre

Cinque Terre The train ride wasn long from Pisa and it went though a bunch of industrial towns and tunnels... until suddenly we came out of a tunnel and saw the sea. It was gorgeous and we couldn wait to get off the trian! Beach We dropped the stuff at the hostel and went straight to the beach. The sun was out, but it was still a little chilly and I decided to wait until the next day to go for a swim. We went hiking the next day, but then spent part of the day after that back at the [View Full Entry]

By Zezz
October 12th 2009

1 Day and night in Cinque Terre, Monterosso to Riomaggiore Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre

Pesto Pasta

Leaving Florence by train to Monterosso took 3 hours and cost 19.10 Euro each. We only had 1 day and an overnight stay in Cinque Terre on route by train to the south of France. Truely it is worth staying at least 3-4 days and if you have time to spend more, I would. We stayed at A Ca du Gigante's apartment in Monterosso and enjoyed it so much. Perhaps next time I would stay in the old town. The apartment was great in that it had space, something that all other places we stayed in lacked. On arrival at Monterosso [View Full Entry]

By majik
October 7th 2009

Genoa Europe » Italy » Liguria » Genoa

Indi walking the Cinque Terre

Genoa 25th-27th September. Arrived in to Genoa in the afternoon, after driving through the picturesque coastal hills of north-western Italy. We checked in on board Saudade, for a three night stay. The boys were up early to watch the AFL grandfinal live. After that our tour guides (Polly and Mike) took us to Rapallo, where we got a ferry to the beautiful village of Portofino. A drink in the piazza and then a stroll along the road took us to a small bay for a dip. We then had lunch at a beach bar, before heading back to the ferry. The [View Full Entry]

By bev barry
October 3rd 2009

Ahhh, Italia Europe » Italy » Liguria

Hi everyone! Between days filled with Tuscany and poor internet reception, we have been remiss in updating our blog. So here we are now, in our last week in Italy. We have had such an amazing time, it's hard to describe. The countryside is so beautiful--lots of open space, vineyards, olive trees, and rolling hills with quaint hilltop towns with narrow streets to the south of us, like Montepulciano, Montalcino and Cortona. To the north of us-- winding roads (ugh), plunging, beautiful green valleys filled with vineyards and small towns with beautiful views from places such as Greve, Caste [View Full Entry]

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