During our France trip we managed to “get away” for 3 days in Italy. We went to this protected park called “Cinque Terre“, which hides five gorgeous villages on the Italian Mediterranean coast. Oddly, Cinque Terre is little known from the French and even their very own Italians! On the other hand, Americans and English speakers in general seem to be the ones in the know. Go figure!
The landscapes at Cinque Terre are memorable and made me want to come back and spend a week or 2 or 3, to explore every beautiful corners it offers. The most striking are the vineyards… they are on the hills’ steep terraces and have to use this crazy machine on rails to harvest. You’ll see it in the slide show. On our way back, we made a quick stop in Monaco… ahhh la Vita e Bella!!
Enjoyed your travel journal…Was wondering how you found your lodging in Cinque Terre?? Website? The accommodations/terrace look outstanding! Thanks! Will Morrissey, Reno, Nv USA
Hi Will,
To find lodging in Cinque Terre I Googled around quite a bit, because there are not many websites or “hotels” with online reservation. In the end, I found Riorooms, which is a family owned business (like most in Cinque Terre), renting out apartments they have through out Riomaggiore. There are not many hotels they way we know them… your accommodation will be in an apartment in one of the villages.
There are other similar and online reservable solutions on the CinqueTerre.com website. I hope this helps! It’s totally worth the trip!!!
Et encore d’excellents souvenirs…. Cinque terre is fabulous specially the steps !!!!! Thanks for those wonderful days with justin and you.
I love you
Many kisses from your moumounette