Tucked into the western coastline of Italy, Cinque Terre's five villages offered beautiful and unique destinations for exploration.
The villages could be visited through boat and train. The historic trails that once linked the centuries old villages have been recently shut down due to floods and landslides.
A Medieval seaside fortress/ church gives a sense of how long the rugged coastline has been populated.
A friend
There's not much history or cultural background learned in Cinque Terre. The villages have been inhabited since perhaps the year 800. Through through the agrarian innovations of farmers carving the coastal cliffs into gardens, Cinque Terre continued through centuries of isolation.
The crooked charming crammed buildings characterize the villages
Viewpoints can be granted only with a hike up the coastal hills.
A self proclaimed "true Casanova" sold an alcoholic citrus drink made from his personal garden. We talked with him for a bit as we downed the drink. He was fluent in German, English, French, and Italian and gave a short speech about the sedentary lifestyles of today's youth.
We followed the only available hike between the buildings.
Squid ink
Battered and fried cod, anchovies, squid, potato, and onion.
Anchovy fillets.
Basically all the seafood usuallu found at a restaurant on one plate.
Beautiful harmony of nature and man
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