Today, we are taking a full day tour to Cinque Terre that Mike arranged thru Papillon Services.
Seemingly suspended between sea and sky, Cinque Terre is sure to be a tour you will never forget. Set against lush green hills rising dramatically from the sea, the “Five Lands” will charm you with their cheery colours and the feel of old world fishing villages, and the surrounding terrain will take your breath away.
In Cinque Terre there are no cars and no noise; nature steals the scene.
Our first stop was in Portovenere. This village is not an actual village in Cinque Terre but it very pretty.
From Portovenere, we boarded the ferry to Cinque Terre. We did not get off the ferry in Riomaggiore as the main reason to get off would have been to walk the Via dell'Amore to the next village (Manarola). Unfortunately, this beautiful walk is still closed.
Boarding the ferry
View of Manarola from the ferry
Glass of wine in Manarola that cost 2€ in 2011 now cost 5€. Guess that is the cost of rebuilding.
Charlie and I were in Cinque Terre one day before the devastating mudslides in October 2011. We had lunch in the beautiful village of Vernazza. Hopefully, our return will show us a vibrant village once again.
This is how it looked the day after the mud slides.
How it looked today..
Vernazza looks the same as it did before the mudslides. How is village has been restored is amazing!
Restaurant where we had lunch in 2011 has been completely restored. It looks beautiful.
Street was completely covering with mud.....several feet deep.
We boarded the ferry again to the last village...Monterosso al Mare. Charlie and I did not visit this village the last time we were here.
Approaching Monterosso from the ferry
Lunch at a very good Italian restaurant overlooking the water
YUMMY !!!
Then it was back to the ship after another long day. We had a good day and we were happy to see the recovery in our favorite village. Busy night tonight getting ready to disembark in the morning.
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