Cinque Terre Was Too Amazing To Explain In A Blog Post Title

Christina, D, and Aaron on the 3 Hour train ride from Florence to Cinque Terre.
A gloomy train ride, but it started shaping up as soon as we got to Cinque Terre. However, it was still freezing.


This is the trail description and map(copied from wiki)
"The first stretch, between Riomaggiore and Manarola , is even better known as the Way of Love . It is the shortest (about 1/2 mile) and is undoubtedly the easiest and it runs in half an hour.
The second section, between Manarola and Corniglia , is almost 2 miles long and takes about 1 hour walk.
The third section between Corniglia and Vernazza , is almost 2.5 miles long and takes almost 2 hours.
The fourth section between Vernazza and Monterosso al Mare , is the longest and most challenging. It is 3.8 kilometers long and takes about 2 hours." (We opted to take the train from Vernazza to Monterosso)
Train track on the coast.

The "Lover's Walk." It was by far, the easiest. The structure is manmade, and flat. You can see it in the distance, along the side of the mountain.



Graffiti on the "Lover's Walk." 13

End of the Lover's Walk.



















The 4th Town (not sure which)














The group we traveled with, suggested that we shouldn't try to hike the fourth section, as it is extremely difficult. That was fine with me. We took the local train from the 4th city (Vernazza) to the 5th (Monterosso) and then laid on the beautiful beach for the rest of the day. At 6 pm, we headed to the train station, met our group, and hopped on the train back to Florence.