It’s difficult to blame them, the Cinque Terre national park is indeed a heavenly beautiful place. But is there a way to enjloy these views without all the people?
Cinque Terre is a perfect example of how a travel destination can become victim to its own popularity. Crowds of tourists and hikers have literally invaded the trails between the five famous villages.
There is, and that’s what Untouristis offers!
Quiter paths, uncommon view points, and a longer trekking with more emotions and better experience.
When:
9-12 October
For whom:
Vivid colours and sea lovers in good physical shape or with hiking experience
Meeting point:
Milan, Italy
1450€
Not included:
Included:
CR insurance
Professional mountain guide service during the whole tour
Cinque Terre national park tickets
3 nights in hotels and in a monastery (sharing a twin room)
Transport from the meeting point to the hiking starting point and back
Everything not specified in the “included” list
Meals
Personal insurance
Flights to and from Milan
Сost:
Trekking Tour day by day
What to expect:
You’ll have to get early on the first day, but don’t worry, there will be a chance to fall asleep again on the train. At 7.00 we leave Milan and in a couple of hours the urban landscapes in the window will give place to green hills, bright yellow houses and deep blue sea. Welcome to a new world!
Ligurian towns full of sun and colour
The first views of the sea melting into the sky on the horizon
Steps going somewhere up, and up again, and again… is it the way right to the heaven?!
What the hell am I doing here? There was a perfect beach with lovely cafes around!
Dinner in a lonely ancient monastery in the mountains where we will spend the night
Monterosso, the first of the Cinque Terre
Tasting strawberry tree fruits and getting to know the plant secrets
13 km, +800m, -950m
What to expect:
If we are lucky we will see a huge duvet of clouds covering the sea under our feet. If we are not, there will be cliffs and waves framed by the typical Mediterranean forest. The day will anyway be full of beauty.
Going up and down again, trying to look under your feet while the eyes tend to be fixed on everything they see aroung
Vernazza, another Cinque Terre town on the sea shore. Ceramic shops, ice cream cones, striped wooden boats, a small medieval fort and seagull screams. We get back to civilization
One of the most picturesque paths. There is no way avoiding people here, but it’s worth it
Lunch in a rare family run old restaurant
Riomaggiore, the last of the Cinque Terre towns where we spend a night
One of the most fascinating trails of the whole trekking tour: yellow terraced vineyards on one side and bright blue sea on the other
13 km, +800m, -950m
What to expect:
Early motning walk in Riomaggiore harbour and listening to the waves wisper on a hidden beach
Steps again. Ok, at least now you know the suffering is worth it!
Another monastery on the hill. Couldn’t they build them on the shore?
Views getting wilder and people rarer. How can they all miss it?
13 km, +700m, - 600m
Le Grazie, a small port where we will spend the last night
Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto, small islands forming a postcard view only hikers get to enjoy
What to expect:
Is it the last morning here? Why did the time pass so quickly?
Coffee in a small mountain hut overlooking Portovenere
Mussels and fish, perfect local dishes for lunch
A mountain river to cool off your feet
11km, +1000m, - 900m
The Bayron bay where we can get the last salted sea drops on our faces while listening to the waves crash against the cliffs
Portovenere with its charm and a chance to get a couple of Ligurian souvenirs
A bus, a train and late at night we are back to Milan… which looks so weird now, you can doubt the last four days were real.
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