After breakfast, we took the train from Riomaggiore to Monterosso, the western most town of Cinque Terre and furthest from our home base of Riomaggiore. The train ride was quick and easy and the view of the Mediterranean Sea was gorgeous.
Once in Monterosso, we went to the beach, which was right next to the train station, and all put our hands into the Mediterranean. Then we collected rocks along the beach.
We wandered around Monterosso old town for awhile, including stopping at a little church. Monterosso is very small so it didn’t take that long. We made a coffee/gelato stop.
Feeling refreshed, we started our hike to Vernazza. It started out as mostly up on rocks and stairs along the waterfront. It was very narrow and often we had to stop to let someone pass. After a long up it was relatively flat and then mostly downhill. Mike was consistently out front and often waiting for us. The views were spectacular. The hike took us about 2 hours.
Finally we arrived in Vernazza. Wow what a quaint little Italian town.
We had lunch. Rick says it was the best lunch of the trip so far. We wandered around town a little and then took the train back to Riomaggiore and our apartment.
We showered and relaxed a little while before getting back on the train to go back to Vernazza and dinner. We had a very special dinner at Belforte over looking the ocean.
