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Cinque Terre· Europe· Italy· My Travel Journal

Our Hiking Adventure in Cinque Terre, Italy

We drove and arrived early in Florence to start our much-anticipated hiking day trip to Cinque Terre. This tour was one of the anticipated highlights of our Tuscany trip. It was a two-hour coach ride and along the way our tour guides told stories about Lucca, their funny personal experiences, and Michelangelo and his marble mountains of Carrara.

Carrara Mountain

The marble mountains of Carrara and Carrara marble blocks – pictured below

Carrara Marbles

Our first peek of Cinque Terre.

Manarola pic from coach

Here’s a few facts we learned about this beautiful place. The Cinque Terre or “The Five Lands” is located on the Italian Riviera in the Liguria region of Italy, west of the city of La Spezia. “The Five Lands” comprises the five picturesque fishing villages of Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, and Monterosso al mare. The Cinque Terre is a  national park and Unesco Heritage site.

J in Manarola

Getting ready to start our hiking adventure 🙂

Hillside Nativity in Manarola

A hillside nativity in Manarola.

Manarola

Pics from our hike up the trail to Corniglia.

On the trail to Corniglia

View of Manarola from the Corniglia hiking trail.

On the trail to Corniglia

View from the trail

Ristorante Cecio

After our hike of about 400 zigzagged steps up to Corniglia, we had a delicious lunch at Ristorante Cecio.

Lunch at Ristorante Cecio

J in Cinque Terre

On our way to Vernazza

View of Vernazza

Vernazza

On our way to Vernazza, I sprained my ankle. And the sad part was the trail was flat! I thought I broke my ankle but it was just a sprain that that hurt like a … There goes the last 4 days of our vacation 🙁  – straight down the drain. I must admit, I shed a few tears.

Vernazza

I made it! This photo was taken an hour later, after I wrapped my ankle with my scarf, rested for 20 minutes, and limped down the trail’s last quarter of a mile. Hubby was so sweet, he offered to carry me for the remainder of the hike.

Italian Soda

Joe’s favorite Italian Soda

On our way to Monterosso

On our way for a short train ride to Monterosso

Cinque Terre

Monterosso

Monterosso al Mare

Store in Monterosso

Lemonade stand in Cinque Terre

Monterosso in Cinque Terre

Cinque Terre

We had pizza at this place, it was good!

Boat

Our ride to Riomaggiore from Monterosso. The scenic boat ride (pictured below) took less than an hour.

Vernazza

The view of Vernazza from the boat

Manarola

I think this one is Corniglia???

Manarola

Manarola

Riomaggiore

Riomaggiore

Riomaggiore

The famous trail called Via dell’Amore, “Lover’s Lane”  was closed due to a landslide that occurred in 2012.

gelato

Since we weren’t able to walk the trail, we had gelato instead 🙂 Win-win!

Fruit stand

We walked, (actually I limped) around town before heading back to Florence.

Riomaggiore

Despite my sprained ankle, we had a great time exploring Cinque Terre. The only thing I would do differently next time is to plan to stay here for at least a couple of days to enjoy this beautiful seaside destination and no more sprained ankle.

Have a beautiful day!

♥ Emms

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