Beauty abounds in Europe. There are buildings, cathedrals, streets, cities which predate the United States. The pictures, the architecture and statues can draw a mouth open in wonder. The Vatican Museum is amazing. The Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris is amazing. But the region of Cinque Terre on the western coast of Italy is absolutely breathtaking.
We started the day in the southern most of five cities, Riomaggiore and hiked our way north through Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and finally Monterosso al Mare. After the scenic walk from Riomaggiore to Manarola the adventure turns into a decent hike. About 12km with altitude changes in excess of a couple hundred meters. Also, we had to follow a detour because one of the paths was washed out.
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| Riomaggiore to Manarola - The only flat portion of the trek. |
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| A huge part of the trail is barely wide enough for two people to pass. |
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| The path winded its way through terraced vineyards, cultivated for hundreds of years. |
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| Approximately 200m above sea level. |
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| Beautiful! |
The entire trek was a rollercoaster of altitude to get up into the hiking path and then back down into each city. By the end of the day I was happy to be on a train bound for Rome, birra and real Italian pizza.
For more information try:
this website. (All my pictures are original)!
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