This famed area, just over 20 miles in length, is home to the five villages of Monterosso, Vernazza, Cornelia, Manarola & Riomaggiore. All were largely isolated from the outside world at one time & are thus preserved today as beautiful & charming fishing villages.
We began our day with a 2 hour bus ride to La Spezia, then took the train all the way to the northernmost village, Monterosso. From there some intrepid travelers hiked almost 2 hours to the next village, Vernazza, whilst others rode the train along the coastal line.
There was plenty of free time in Vernazza for lunch & wandering, before we regrouped & took a ferry along the coast to Manarola.
Another train ride, just 2 monists long, took us to the final village of Riomaggiore, where we had a group dinner of mixed fried seafood & grilled swordfish.
Another short train ride took us back to La Spezia where we met our bus for the 23 hour ride to Florence - arriving at our hotel around 9;30pm at the end of an excellent day.
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