On Tuesday, October 14, we took the train first to Pisa and then to Cinque Terre. When we got off the train we set out to find Il Porticciolo Trattoria, Via R. Birolli, 92, in Manarola, where our hostess also manages a restaurant. It was quite a hike up to the room! First we walked up a 15 degree slope for about 140 paces, then climbed more than 100 steps more, to our room with a spectacular view.
The view was definitely worth the hike. And the food in Cinque Terre is some of the best in Italy. Restaurants serve fresh produce grown in their hillside terrace gardens.
They serve fish caught fresh in the Mediterranean. We tried sea bass, pesto sauce and fresh anchovies.
Everything about Cinque Terre is relaxing. Sunset over the Mediterranean is spectacular.
When the seas are calm you can travel from one town to the next by boat.
You can also take the train, or walk on the Cinque Terre Trail. Whichever method of transportation you choose, you'll be tired by the end of the day.
Cinque Terre has the most beautiful coastline you will ever see. The water is an incredible shade of aqua blue that I did not know existed in nature. But it's not for wimps--it's covered with gigantic boulders and sheets of slate with many sharp edges that jut out into the surf. If you should lose your footing on the trail, you would fall to a certain death.
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