We made a beeline to the Cinque Terre, stopping only for one night in Bologna. I have very fond memories of visiting the Cinque Terre in the past with my children. We were able to hike on the paths along the cliffs between towns and take in the beautiful views while still watching our footing along the sometimes scary paths. We got to breathe in the combined scent of the sea and the earthly olive trees and grape vines. Here’s more information about the area:
Unfortunately, when Dermot and I arrived all the paths for hiking in this area were closed because the paths are prone to landslides and falling rocks after the rains and were too dangerous to hike. We used the trains to visit the towns and still got pretty decent views of this beautiful area. We enjoyed exploring the small winding paths between houses and climbing as high as we could within the towns. Since even worse weather was forecasted, we decided to leave after only two nights.
If you do a google image search you'll find all the eye candy we weren't able to capture.
Wow, it looks like you would get quite a workout walking around those hills. Lovely views though.
ReplyDeleteThe views were lovely but we wished we could have hiked the trails between the towns! We (mostly) didn't cross when a chain signaled the trail was closed.
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