Cinque Terre

Florence, Italy

It is hard to believe that this is our last day in Italy. Even though the time has simply rushed by, we have made the most of every moment.

This morning we headed off to Piazza Repubblica to catch our bus to go to the five villages. There were 6 of us in the van and we all got on famously. Our guide was excellent, leaving us to do our own thing most of the time. The day was bright and sunny, becoming very hot in the afternoon, but fortunately there were always shady places on our walks.

It is incredible to imagine these fishing villages were completely isolated until 1960s when roads were put in. Until then their only access in and out of each village was by boat.

For foodie friends and family, lunch was a real treat down on the harbour of Vernazza – Penne with shrimps (the size of large Aussie prawns) and Gray had Fish fettucine.

Each village was a little different from each other, but all quaint, narrow streets and interesting gardens/horticulture.

We’ve arrived back at Hotel Boccaccio pretty tired and not really looking forward to packing up for a long train journeys tomorrow as we head to Nice.

So it’s arriverderci Italia from us!