A day off…normally days off consist of lounging around…doing a lot of nothing…eating and drinking to my heart’s content. But today was quite a bit different. Today I was to hike the well trodden path between the five towns of Cinque Terre. I guess this is sort of a tourist must…if you come to this part of Italy. I’ve heard any stories of the masses of people that visit this trail every year….friends of mine who’d been here came back with legendary tales of the overwhelming quantities of tourists that cover the trail and towns every year…but for me…it was quite a bit different.
There was almost no one there.
There were times when I could swear that I had the trail to myself. The only evidence that proved otherwise was the familiar faces of other lone travellers that I would see in each town…clearly doing the same walk and day out as me.
I guess this is one of the very clear benefits of travelling at this time of year.
The area and towns themselves? Stunning. I’ll let the pictures do the talking.
After a long day on the trail I came back to Riomaggiore, where my hostel was located…bumped into a few American backpackers…and the evening progressed from there…dinner out, drinks at home…and Cheikh’s homemade salsa!
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That’s the beauty of finding a good blog to read: you provide an ongoing stream of information about things to do.
The walk looks brilliant.