Cinque Terre

Yesterday we went on a day tour to Cinque Terre. It was probably our single favorite thing we have done so far on this trip, a truly stunning place. Cinque Terra in means "Five Lands" in Italian. The "lands" or villages are all along the Italian Riviera and connected by train or hiking trails. Our pictures (especially with no editing) can not do this place justice. I like the Lonely Planet page describing this place, if you're interested.  

We visited all five villages, some by train and others by trail and boat.

Manarola

Corniglia

Lunch overlooking the Mediterranean and the quaint village...

Vernazza

On the hike to Monterrosso

The hiking trail...

Corniglia again from the boat, clouds had rolled in by this time but it was later in the day...

and Riomaggiore

We would have loved to spend more time there and would definitely go back if we ever had the chance. It was straight out of a postcard. You can see in some of the pictures that they have made terraces all up the mountains for farming and gardening grapes, olives, lemons, and much more. The climate was amazing and the air was fresh and smelled like flowers and sea breeze. Thank you Heather and Adrienne for the raving reviews, it did not disappoint!