Even though the place
has become very popular and commercial, believe me when I say, it is for a good
reason. On our last trip to Italy we went to beautiful Liguria, swam and
sunbathed on the beaches of Lerici and went to a new place in the evening every
day. One of those places was Cinque Terre. For those of you who haven`t heard
about this place Cinque Terre in Italian means five lands and marks five
villages on the coast of Liguria (northern coast of Italy). The villages span
high from the coastline into the hills and that is what makes them so
incredibly fascinating.
Riomaggiore
If you`ve been
thinking or planning to visit this beautiful place, my tip is to visit the
villages Manarola and Riomaggiore which are really something special, while the
remaining three (Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso Al Mare) are also nice but
in my opinion not worth the while. All
of the photos you see on the internet regarding this place are the photos of
Manarola or Riomaggiore.
Riomaggiore
The good thing about
these two villages (which I highly recommend for you to visit) is that they are
easily accessible from La Spezia, which is the biggest city in that region.
From La Spezia, you can easily take the ferry or the train to go to the places
and the road is fairly good if you wish to travel with a car. The road to the
remaining three villages that I mentioned at the beginning is quite curvy,
narrow and pretty dangerous. Not to mention long.
All of this does not
taint this wonderful place that should be, if it already isn`t, on your travel
bucket list. I cannot quite describe the feeling you get once you arrive there
with words, especially in the words of the language that is not your native
language. However I hope the photos will speak not one, but a thousand words
and transfer to you at least a bit of the emotions and impressions we felt and
experienced. And I hope they will make you want to come to this place, because
if you do, you will definitely not regret it.
Manarola
Manarola
Manarola
