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Cinque Terre

My goal was to look around each of the 5 (cinque) towns comprising the Cinque Terre.  And I was going to hike it.  In one day.  Fortunately it was rainy and there were strong recommendations to avoid the trails.  Using the train--it stops in every town--I managed to get to each town and make it back for dinner at the end of the day.  I was tired.  It was beautiful.

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About Flowers

Even though our stay in Cinque Terre was in late April, there were many flowers in bloom and trees leafing out.   A lot of the plant life reminded me of California:  plants beautiful when there's plenty of water, and hardy enough to survive a drought.  Besides it's fun to photograph plants--they tend to stay still and smile constantly.


About Walking

I saw this beagle hanging out at the train station when I arrived in Corneglia. I had read about the hike up to town, but was surprised by the climb anyway. Especially when the beagle caught up to me and passed me by on his, I guess, daily walk up from the train. There are 365 steps, or so, which does not account for leg length. There were a lot of steps.
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⬅️ Back to Italy home
Next to San Gimi ➡️

Cinque Terre Images
Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore

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