The 5 villages of Cinque Terra are among my favourite Italian places. I just never tire of their houses in all shades of Terracotta, faded Pink, Tan, old Red and Brown all topsy turvy on top of each other built in to the rocky terrain. There are very frequent trains running between them and a ticket is good for 6 hours so it is easy to visit all of them and have a stroll around. They are tiny, just one main street and winding passages with terrific views of that kind of turquoise sea that is usually seen only in travel brochures.
The town below right is Vernazza and it was almost destroyed in a huge mud slide a few years ago but has been rebuilt almost as it was before. There's a pic above of the mud running through the main street.
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| Vernazza today |
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I have to tell you about a great restaurant in Levanto with the kindest of hosts. The name is L'Articiocca and the owners are very concerned that their Bio food is good and the producers are local. It is a beautiful place with excellent choice of wine and when I was there Aronne del Oro was singing in his Mediterranean style and playing guitar with his talented friend Alberto as if they were having a musical conversation with each other. If any of you go to that area be sure to go there.
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| Aronne and Alberto |
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| owners of L'Articiocca Clara and Hermano |
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| Camoglia |
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