A Homage to the Unsung Heroes of Cinque Terre: In the centre of the Riomaggiore village, in front of the very modern Tourist Information Office, is a huge colourful mural by Silvio Benedetto. The mural tells the story of the men and women who over several generations and thousands of years built and maintained more than eight million cubic meters of dry stone walls that run throughout the Cinque Terre. Using sandstone only, they had no cement or any cohesive material to work with, which makes … [Read more...]
Via dell’Amore – Cinque Terre’s Pathway of Love
March 28, 2010 by
Seal your Love with a Padlock at Via dell'Amore: Via dell'Amore is Cinque Terre's most famous walk and one that most visitors to Cinque Terre are capable of doing. Apart from some steps up to the trail, it's an easy 25 minutes walk on flat, paved walkway that stretches for some 850 metres. You would of course want to allow more time than 25 minutes to enjoy the magnificent views and take snaps. Cinque Terre Walks Via dell'Amore is the easiest section of the Sentiero Azzurro (Blue … [Read more...]
Trofie al Pesto – a Ligurian Specialty
March 27, 2010 by
A Typical Ligurian Pesto Pasta Dish: Trofie pasta is a Ligurian specialty and this is one dish that you'll find on most restaurant menus. Trofie is often served with pesto (Trofie al Pesto) which is also a specialty of the Ligurian region. In fact, Liguria is the birthplace of pesto which uses basil as its main ingredient. Basil grows very well in the temperate Ligurian climate. The Trofie pasta is made with flour and water and the dough is rolled on a flat surface until it forms a … [Read more...]
Getting Around the Cinque Terre
October 10, 2009 by
Getting Around Cinque Terre is relatively easy: By Train: The regional train that serves the five villages runs between La Spezia Centrale and Sestri Levanti or Genoa. Fares are cheap at Euro 1.80 one-way, and the difference between a 5 km trip and a 10 km trip is only Euro 20 cents. The tickets are valid for 6 hours in each direction. So if you’re at Riomaggiore and heading north, you can stop at all the other four villages within a 6-hour time-frame. Your return trip requires a … [Read more...]