wordell1 Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 I visited Cinque Terre today from our stop at La Spezia. We took at taxi to the train station and then took the special train that runs both ways, and stops at each town. We elected to start at the farthest town (Monressero) and work our way back. It took less that 1 hr to get there. First of all, this place is beautiful. You really have to see it to believe it. We took a little time to explore the town and then started the hike from Montessero to Vernazza. This is a 2 mile hike but you need to be in pretty good shape to make it. It has over 500 steps up and the trail is rocky and narrow at times. I have no regrets about making the hike, but I am definitely feeling the effects. The views from the hike are spectacular. Vernazza was very crowded so we grabbed a quick panini lunch, and explored before taking the train to Manarola. In Manrola we again explored and had a Gelato break. We then elected to get back to the ship as this is our last day and we need to pack to get off in Rome tomorrow. I highly recommend this as an alternative to the 2 1/2 to 3 hour drive to Florence. It was fun and inexpensive. We had no issues with the train. I had read that it could be difficult to get on at times because of the crowds. Maybe it was because we started at the farthest town, but we never had a problem. I will post pictures in a follow up post. ChessE4, PPPJJ-GCVAB, SebagoSue and 2 others 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted June 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 Montessero. The hiking trail starts from the beach. ChessE4, DDaley, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted June 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 The trail. My wife actually wanted to do more than one of these hikes today. She changed her mind pretty quickly into this one. You can see where we started in Montessero. WAAAYTOOO, PPPJJ-GCVAB, KristiZ and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted June 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 More hike. We are approaching Vernazza. You would not get this view without doing the hike. WAAAYTOOO, ChessE4, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted June 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 Vernazza KristiZ, PPPJJ-GCVAB, DDaley and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted June 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 Manarola PPPJJ-GCVAB, DDaley, ChessE4 and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted June 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 I should note that we could easily have done all 5 towns, even with the hike. The hike took us 1 hour 30 minutes. KristiZ, WAAAYTOOO, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJones Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 I commend you guys for doing the Monterosso - Vernazza section of the trail. It's the most strenuous section by far! PPPJJ-GCVAB and wordell1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 What gorgeous photos! Thanks for sharing. I love Cinque Terre. We've done it by train two or three times now. I would love to do one of the hikes but my usual travelling companions are not into that sort of thing. I will need to go back one day with someone who is. wordell1 and FireFishII 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAYNO Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 Wow. And which ancient engineer put his stamp on these walkways? They're not for my faint heart. But all so beautiful. wordell1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellcee Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 Ugh. 3 years ago this week I was eating anchovy pie, Vernazza fish bake (normally wouldn't eat that but when in Vernazza...) in a little restaurant with an Aperol Spritz. TAKE ME BACK.... WAAAYTOOO and wordell1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted June 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 23 hours ago, WAYNO said: Wow. And which ancient engineer put his stamp on these walkways? They're not for my faint heart. But all so beautiful. They were described in several guides as easy to moderate. There are 500 steps up, some of which are very steep. As I said above, I would highly recommend the hike, but it was not easy. I can easily walk 5 plus miles at home (flat) and I was definitely winded a few times. Kathleen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted June 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 6/8/2022 at 7:03 PM, KJones said: I commend you guys for doing the Monterosso - Vernazza section of the trail. It's the most strenuous section by far! Now you tell me.... Kathleen, KJones and PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Ireland Posted June 13, 2022 Report Share Posted June 13, 2022 Thanks for this, my wife and I are taking our motorhome to Italy for 2 months in August, Cinque Terre is on our list. We are going to stop in La Spieza for a few days and do the full hike. It's nice to see the pictures and hear good feedback. WAAAYTOOO and KJones 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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