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Cinque Terre Slideshow
Cinque Terre
Travel Blogs from Cinque Terre, Italy
More Florence, then some relaxation and romance!
... bland version), pesto (invented here), and their wine (nothing special, but I did have some with dinner and it was good). Feeling very "Cinque Terre"-ish, we went back to have some down time, watching TV shows and passing out at 10pm. (Yes, at this point ...
Relaxing on the Italian Riviera
Ciao, Everyone! Narri and I got into the Cinque Terre on Wednesday, and have yet to leave. We have had beautiful, sunshiny weather the past three days. Alas, our luck may have run out because today is overcast, without a hint of sun -- but the day is ...
Living the Lazy Life of Cinque Terre
... so far we have eaten it every day. After one night in Genoa we took the regional train to Vernazza, one of the small villages of Italy's Cinque Terre. The Cinque Terre is a string of five villages in a remote part of the Italian Riviera. It is ...
5 Villages, 4 canolis, 3 espresso,2 happy people!
... at the hotel ....(think free) and we were off before 8:00 to meet our guide at Piazza de Republica for our day in Cinque Terre. Simone (Lion King) was a very jovial Italian man enthusiastic about his mission to make us enjoy ourselves. We boarded our ...
4/5 of the terres
... and then walked down to the little harbour of the town. after a quick walk around there i went to the train station to buy my cinque terre card which let me catch trains between the 5 towns and walk on the coastal paths. i took the 20 minute cliff path to ...
Two Year Anniversary!
... most fantastic room for 20 quid a night each which was incredibly reasonable came with breakfast as well. One of the days we headed to Cinque Terre, five towns along the italian riviera. I was so so pleased, as this was one of the few places I HAD to ...
Five Lands Tenaciously Clinging
... served for the guests and the crew on the sun deck. The plan for the day is to hike between all five villages of the Cinque Terra. You have to buy a pass to walk the trail between the villages, but the price is very affordable and includes free train and ...
Exploring the Italian Riviera.....
... 2 rather than 3, and I boarded for the trip back to Monterosso. Once again this was a reminder that the trains in Italy don’t always operate with the same precision as in other countries in Europe. During the journey, I spoke with a Nurse ...
Change of Plans
We were going to pick grapes but the huge storm started about 4:00 a.m. We were rained out so we took the train to Riamiagiore and went shopping. We talked to Stephanie and Ivo about the weather tomorrow and they said maybe so we decided to cancel ...
Hiking the Cinque Terre
Hiked the Cinque Terre trails in just over 3 hours! (It's supposed to take about 5...) - With a blood blister and a bunion! It is absolutely beautiful!! Wish I'd had more time there, but there was a train strike, so I wasn't able to stick around in case ...
Terraces and hiking
... that you can see if you click and enlarge the picture itself. When we initially made the decision to come to Italy, I learned that the best and most inexpensive way to get money is simply to use the ATM machine (bancomat) and find a bank ...
The Cinque Terre
... a lovely swim just out the front of our hotel - which was such a refreshing way to finish an awesome day here at the Cinque Terre. After a quick dinner together, we bade farewell to Lindsay, Belinda and Eliza as they had to leave before the train ...
Oct 05, 2009
Hiking the Cinque Terra trail
... beautiful views of Manarola there which was very popular with photographers. We stopped off in Corniglia, which is the only town in the Cinque Terra that does not have a harbourfront. It is perched high on a hill with fantastic views of the sea. We bought ...
21. The Italian Coromandel
... a seat, arguing all time. This place is almost enough to convert me to summer. Blair even commented that the Cinque Terre redeems the rest of Italy. Rating out of 10: 11! In a word: Paradise Something Interesting: The way the horizon isn't clear ... ...
Cinque Terre
... because we were there towards the end of tourist season so we didn't have to deal with all the crowds that usually flood the Cinque Terre during the summer months. On Saturday the plan was to go to the beach, but the weather had gotten really cold ...
Cinque Terre
... we were looking forward to spending a couple of days in the coastal national park which consists of 5 tiny towns known as the Cinque Terre. We took a 2.5 hr train ride from Florence and arrive around lunchtime. We didn't have any accom booked ahead for ...
Bonjourno everyone vernazza is still as ...
Bonjourno everyone... Vernazza is still as great as ever! We took the train up to the next town up today, Monterosso. It was very touristy, so we just did some wine tasting and shopping around. Then we took a hike back down to our town, Vernazza. It ...
Frenzied in the most relaxed way possible...
... the sponsor, or the Italians really love their "latte". On Sunday, a bunch of us signed up for an excursion to Cinque Terre, which are 5 little coastal towns a few hours away. They were gorgeouuussss! There is a hiking trail connecting all the towns, ...
Taking a vacation from a vacation
... i never see children crying here.. most children seem to be happy and entertain themselves on the beach.. maybe this is just in Italy. On our train back to La Spezia we sat with the funniest older Italian women... we were all trying to communicate.. ...
Prettiest Place Ever!
... the town of Manarola and the cliffs leading down to the ocean. Manarola is the second of five towns making up Cinque Terre. We strolled down to the first town, called Riomaggiore, and had dinner and explored a little. We fell asleep to the ...
Cinque Terre: Vernazza
We arrived in La Spezia September 12. We got off the four LONG train rides with no hotel reserved. It was late in the evening and we had no idea where we were going to end up for the night. After walking for a while, we ended up finding a place to rest ...
Cinque Terre
Cinque Terre!! Well we always say it like itīs a french name, but itīs said 'Chink-re Tay-re' because it's really italian. Jen and I took the train to this really picturesque area along the riviera coast which has 5 little towns perched near each ...
Hiking the Cinque Terre
... , Australia, who gave me a lot of good info about Italy. I've met so many Aussies on this trip. Hiking the Cinque Terre is definitely a great experience, and will be one of the highlights of my time in Italy. Next up, I'm heading to ...
Italian Riviera
... , the village that we were staying in for the night before our big hike through the five towns. We checked into the Cinque Terre Holidays, a family runned and operated hostel, quickly showered, and met for dinner. We ended up going to this place called ...
More.....
... place again. I mean, Paris Rome London type places are beautiful and fun, but a place like this..and Biarritz and Hallstatt, which Ill talk about later, quickly make you feel at home. Anyway, Ill quit here about Cinque Terre and write about Paris ...
Pretty coast again
... , I was expecting worse from what I'd heard from Andrew), and now we're in Riomaggiore, the first of 5 villages known as La Cinque Terre. It's pretty similar to the Amalfi coast.... gorgeous! Anyway, I'm sorry but I promise we'll do a good update sooner ...
Cinque Terre, Italy
... Site. There are no cars or scooters in these towns, with parking well outside of town and out of view. The Cinque Terre is pure, unadulterated Italy. I had never heard of it but Lee had visited and said I definitely needed to add it to my ...
the fishing villages
... train changes there, I should get off and check it out! Took the obligatory tourist photo. Surprisingly, Pisa is quite a nice town. Cinque Terre is right on the waterfront, and the views are stunning. Some of the villages are perched up on cliffs, the ...