Cinque Terre - Riomaggiore
It had been hot the day before, so we left bright and early for the Cinque Terra and our hike along the coast. The whole group walked to the train station and caught the train south, and then got off at different little towns to pick up the trail that they wanted to hike. The trails are simply carved into the (very steep) hillside, and climb steeply up as they leave each town, then steeply down as they approach the next. I took the train all the way to the southern-most town (Riomaggiore) where I wandered around little. It is a nice little town, very touristy, with very steep streets going up from the coast. The whole length of the long tunnel that connects the train station with the town is decorated with mosaics done in a combination of tiles, pebbles and slabs of rock. They are wonderful and I took about 30 or 40 pictures as I walked the length.
It had been hot the day before, so we left bright and early for the Cinque Terra and our hike along the coast. The whole group walked to the train station and caught the train south, and then got off at different little towns to pick up the trail that they wanted to hike. The trails are simply carved into the (very steep) hillside, and climb steeply up as they leave each town, then steeply down as they approach the next. I took the train all the way to the southern-most town (Riomaggiore) where I wandered around little. It is a nice little town, very touristy, with very steep streets going up from the coast. The whole length of the long tunnel that connects the train station with the town is decorated with mosaics done in a combination of tiles, pebbles and slabs of rock. They are wonderful and I took about 30 or 40 pictures as I walked the length.
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