Summary
After spending a beautiful albeit cloudy day in Florence, the sun decided to finally pop its head out! With this in mind, I decided it make perfect sense to head over to one of the most colourful places in Italy; Cinque Terre.
We parked the car off and hopped on the train to what was fast becoming one of my favourite of the 5 towns; Manarola.
As it turns out, we weren’t the only ones who decided to make the most of the sunshine, as people sprawled out on the rocks, taking time for the occasional dip into the Ligurian Sea.
Manarola is an absolute beauty of place – especially so with the sun shining on it and the contrasting blue skies in the background.
*The only thing better than this view is seeing it gelato-in-hand! 😉
*After mooching around Manarola, we decided to head over to perhaps the quietest of Cinque Terre’s 5 Towns – Corniglia!
Corniglia is arguably the only one that doesn’t have its own vantage viewpoint. In contrast, other towns like Vernazza have charming mountain spots, while Manarola offers lovely seaside balconies.
Lunch over, and my mind still firmly on food, I sought out gelato while exploring more of Corniglia.
Eventually, it was time to say ciao to Corniglia and all of Cinque Terre as we hopped back onto the train to head back to Tuscany!
Back at the farmhouse, I lost all track of time and before you knew it, it was almost 10 pm.
Ultimately, we ventured into the nearby town of Montaione, finding an open restaurant to dive into a hearty meal of delectable pasta.
The next morning, it was time to finally head back to London, bringing an end to an unforgettable week in Italy.
Italy – you have been fun.
