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Posted by Brian
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Friday, June 26, 2009
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Cinque Terre
For the past four weeks, we have only been a short train ride away from what many consider as one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world. And we just now got around to going...
The hike took us about 6 hours. Starting in Riomaggiore, we headed north through the "5 Lands", which were Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, & Monterosso. The views were of course, breathtaking, but the highlight for me was eating the wild plums we found off the trail.
The towns were small and picturesque and from what I can tell, all the guidebooks must point to Vernazza, because the Italians were outnumbered by Americans 10:1... It was madness in this town. So much so that we failed to take any pictures. We stopped in from the trail, grabbed a ripe peach and bottle of water then headed on.
If you start in Riomaggiore, you will find that the 2nd half of the hike is significantly more difficult than the first. It's misleading really. Leading up to Corniglia, the paths are flat, well-built, and packed with people... But everything after, is quite the opposite - Narrow trails cut into the mountain, secret paths leading to unknown beaches, wild plum trees, steep descents, and a fraction of the tourists.
So that's that. We went to Cinque Terre.
There will be a new album on Picasa.
We only have 4 days left in Viareggio.
Up Next - Venice --> London --> Spain --> Urbino --> TBD
Much Love,
Brian & Jess
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The hike took us about 6 hours. Starting in Riomaggiore, we headed north through the "5 Lands", which were Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, & Monterosso. The views were of course, breathtaking, but the highlight for me was eating the wild plums we found off the trail.
The towns were small and picturesque and from what I can tell, all the guidebooks must point to Vernazza, because the Italians were outnumbered by Americans 10:1... It was madness in this town. So much so that we failed to take any pictures. We stopped in from the trail, grabbed a ripe peach and bottle of water then headed on.
If you start in Riomaggiore, you will find that the 2nd half of the hike is significantly more difficult than the first. It's misleading really. Leading up to Corniglia, the paths are flat, well-built, and packed with people... But everything after, is quite the opposite - Narrow trails cut into the mountain, secret paths leading to unknown beaches, wild plum trees, steep descents, and a fraction of the tourists.
So that's that. We went to Cinque Terre.
There will be a new album on Picasa.
We only have 4 days left in Viareggio.
Up Next - Venice --> London --> Spain --> Urbino --> TBD
Much Love,
Brian & Jess
Start of the hike
One of the beaches along the trail
Wild plums off the trail
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