European Adventure 2013

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Off to the Cinque Terre again but this time planning to visit the towns by train and wearing comfortable footwear! Perfect sunny weather again. Took the train to Riomaggiore, the furthest of the towns & enjoyed a walk around the town. We found a bar/café with a great view over the marina & stopped for lunch. Back to the station to catch the train to the next town, Manarola, but the train took off and went through the next 3 towns without stopping – apparently it was a train that was running behind schedule but no explanation from the station announcer. Never mind – we were back in Monterosso where we finished our walk yesterday. Another walk around the town and along the beach was very pleasant and, after a coffee, (very good for a change!), we decided to take a boat to Manarola, the town we had missed earlier. The boat ride was really good and offered beautiful views of the towns and the steep hills along the coast. We could also see a couple of land slips which no doubt were the reason that 2 sections of the tracks were closed. A walk around Manarola then back on the train to Levanto – another very full day.



All the towns were very attractive and very “touristic”- well worth visiting – and despite the state of the walking tracks between the towns, we had a really good workout.

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Photos

Riomaggiore
The harbour

Monterosso al Mare
The beach

Monterosso al Mare
The Cathedral

Monterosso al Mare
Twisted rocks on the seashore

Monterosso al Mare
Leaving Manarola by boat

Corniglia to Manarola
One of several large landslides seen from the boat

Manarola
Approaching Manarola by boat

Manarola
Old Christmas decorations!

Manarola
The church steeple

Comments

[Roger Sutherland]

Cinque Terre
My wife and I are planning our third trip to Europe, this time including a very short two day visit to the CT. In view of our limited time would you kindly suggest an approach that we may take to get the most out of that visit? I have always been attracted to Vernazza but Levanto and Monterosso also appeal. Thank you for your help. I enjoyed your blog. Mine is at www.mytb.org/whirl-traveller

[caznced]

Cinque Terre Enquiry
Hi Roger, Thanks for your positive comments about my blog. If you like the idea of Levanto, stay there and access the CT by rail. You could spend a full day walking between Corniglia and Monterosso via Vernazza as we did, and another day doing the lovely boat trip to access the other towns or going back to revisit the ones mentioned. Hope this helps, Caroline