“Strung along 18km of serrated cliffs between Levanto and La Spezia, the Cinque Terre is one of Italy’s treasures. These five higgledy-piggledy villages are cut off by mountains choked with olive groves and dry-stone-walled vineyards, where farmers have eked out a living over the centuries.” (Lonely Planet Guide)
The entire afternoon of Wednesday 3rd of June will be left free to visit and enjoy the local natural and artistic treasures. We strongly suggest to take your time to visit the “Cinque Terre“, UNESCO World Heritage. You can arrange your own tour through the villages or hiking along the “Via dell’Amore“, a 10 miles stunning path along the steep coastline. The best way to start your tour is to take a train from Sestri Levante and stop in one of the villages (Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore). You can find the train timetable on the italian railways website. Trains are leaving from Sestri (direction La Spezia) at 12:58, 13:26, 13:46, 14:19, 14:44, 14:50, 15:18, 15:45, 16:18,…A daily ticket (Cinque Terre CARD) is available. The travel is approximately 30-40 min long.
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DINNER IN VERNAZZA
After having enjoyed the outstanding natural beauties of the “5 Terre” we will meet at 19:30 in Vernazza. We will have dinner all together at 20:00 on the terrace of the Restaurant Belforte (TripAdvisor rating).
The menu, at a reduced price of 35 €, will include:
- octopus salad (starter)
- trofie al pesto (first dish)
- daily fish cooked at the local way (second dish)
- sweet/cake and wine
We will come back to Sestri by train at 23.37 (or 1:21 in the night for the bravest participants).
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