view of the coast from the train going from Santa Margherita to Vernazza, one of the Cinqueterre towns

we climbed above the town of Santa Margherita to get to the train that links the Cinqueterre towns

view from the south above the town

view from the north above the town

the crowded narrow streets of Vernazza

the port of Vernazza with the gardens above

Santa Margherita d’Antiochia Church (c 1318)

man at the port of Vernazza

looking back on Vernazza from the coastal walk

there was great focaccia everywhere!

The Doria Castle guarding the port

beautiful warped rock formations in Vernazza

a cook prepares a fine paella

Manarola, another Cinqueterre town

Manarola, our next visited town in the Cinqueterre

Lincoln and Cary Ramírez with our chief guide, Luana Bruniera

views of Manarola

Arthur and Martha Luehrmann on the long trail linking the Cinqueterre towns

the houses of Manarola, piled on top of each other

view out to the ocean while leaving Manarola