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What more can be said about the Cinque Terre other that it is just amazingly stunning. Beautiful. Picturesque. Tranquil (after the tourists have left for the day). One of the highlights of my trip to Italy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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If you don\u2019t have a car, the journey can be a relatively long one unless you\u2019re staying close to La Spezia. Me, nah I was coming from Bologna via train. On the map it looks like maybe 2 hours, but my trip took 7.\u00a0Three\u00a0connections and\u00a0two\u00a0delayed trains (Italy sort your shit out with that please), but I eventually got there, determined to see the famous Cinque Terre!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

From Bologna I took a train to the outskirts of Florence. Train delay number 1 for 2 hours! Then a train to Pisa and no I did not get off and go visit the \u2018Leaning Tower of Pisa\u2019 after seeing the impressive ones in Bologna (you can read about that here) there was no need to. But you know, another train delay meant that I probably could have. Another train to La\u00a0Spezia then it was FINALLY onto my destination,\u00a0Monterosso\u00a0al Mare.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Cinque Terre (five towns in Italian) is\u00a0five\u00a0cliff towns on the west cost of Italy in the Liguria region. Centuries old seaside villages each with their own charm but all filled with colourful homes and vineyards that cling to steep terraces. Pretty much all of the Cinque Terre is steep! But oh, so beautiful. Post card stuff! For the\u00a0five\u00a0towns, their\u00a0harbors are filled with fishing boats and trattorias that turn out seafood specialties along with the Liguria region\u2019s famous sauce, pesto.\u00a0Which is divine.\u00a0The\u00a0Sentiero\u00a0Azzurro cliffside hiking trail links the villages and offers sweeping sea views. If you are into hiking and are fit enough the trek between the\u00a0five\u00a0towns is meant to be quite special. But I am not that fit and I was on a tight time schedule.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Monterosso al Mare is the furthest away from La Spezia (or Florence if you don\u2019t know where that is) but the closest to Portofino and Genova. Next is Vernazza, followed by\u00a0Corniglia,\u00a0Manarola\u00a0and lastly\u00a0Riomaggiore\u00a0which is the closest to La Spezia\/Florence side of the Cinque Terre.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Staying in the Cinque Terre can be expensive but worth it if you can stretch your dollar. A lot of tourist stay in\u00a0nearby\u00a0towns\u00a0like\u00a0La Spezia and train it to the Cinque Terre daily. It is after all only a 15-minute train ride. Speaking of trains, the 5 towns are linked by a fabulous train system of which you can buy daily passes. Italy train system got that one right!\u00a0<\/p>\n

I chose to mix it up on my stay in the Cinque Terre. The first night I stayed in Monterosso al Mare which is the flattest of all the towns. The second night was in\u00a0Riomaggiore. Sadly, only had two nights in the area. Next time I will definitely stay a week and totally chill because it certainly is the place to do so!\u00a0<\/p>\n

My arrival in Monterosso al Mare was met with a short 10-minute walk from the train station into the main part of town. That walk alone was enough for me to know I\u2019d be having a super relaxed time in the Cinque Terre. People just seemed happier; I mean why wouldn\u2019t they with those views. Hawkers sell items on the beach and on the roads and for split second I thought I was on a beach in Bali. The whole vibe, the shops and hawkers were all a little hippie, a lot coastal and quite alternative.\u00a0 Not so mainstream Italian which was for me,\u00a0a nice change of pace being a bit of an alternative seeker myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n