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| Callie and Sarah: Vernazza from the pier |
I have so many pictures of the Cinque Terre - mostly because of all of the beautiful scenery - and, seeing as we mostly just hiked and ate delicious food and drank too much wine I can't think of a reason to give my usual lengthy explanations of any of them.
I will, however, clarify what the Cinque Terre is, for those unfamiliar: it is both a national park in Italy (protected wildlife and all that...camping, hiking trails, etc.) and five towns near the national park, which, if I may, are basically an Italian
Door County (i.e. tourist destination) with overpriced restaurants, charming views, cozy B&Bs, and the odd cultural event.
Onto the photos:
VERNAZZA (where we stayed)
CORNIGLIA
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| from the trail |
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| at the train station |
Funny story: there was this refrigerator on the trail
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We had to wait for it to pass before we could continue. Guess that proves people really do live up in these hills...
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| Me and Sarah on the trail |
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| My happy-face Latte :) |
MANAROLA
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| A church in Manarola - we did not go in. |
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| Callie & Sarah on the Vineyard walk |
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| view of town |
RIOMAGGIORE
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| The "Via dell'Amore" - Way of Love :) |
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| Amore |
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| Portofino: where the movie stars hang |
And last but not least, Portofino (not technically part of the Cinque Terre, but part of the Italian Riviera)!
We went to scope it out...and maybe hope to do a little celebrity stalking ;) - but to no avail! Ah, well.
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