Before coming to Italy, I talked to several of my friends who had been abroad in Europe for the past semester. Some were in Italy and some were scattered around Europe, but the ones who had either studied in or visited Italy gave me advice about where to go, what to see, where to eat, etc. One place I was told that I MUST go is Cinque Terre. I went with some of the girls on our first weekend, and I must say it was one of the best experiences I have ever had. It was one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. I knew that it was 5 small towns on cliffs and that it was on the coast, but that is about all I had to expect. When we arrived and I looked our off the side of a cliff over the ocean, I knew why everyone was telling me to go there. I was not however, prepared for the 6 kilometer hike that was ahead, but it was all worth it.
In the first of the towns we climbed down in the cliffs and laid out on the rocks, which was an incredible experience. While we were laying there the waves were crashing against the rocks, and it felt so surreal. After that, we walked from the first town to the second town, which was a nice walking path along the cliffs. After the second town we continued on to the third and fourth towns, which we didn't know at the time, included a strenuous hike over the entire mountain. We watched all of the other people walking by us in hiking gear as we climbed in our bikini tops and flip flops, and even though by the end we were exhausted and our legs were convulsing, we were all so proud of what we had just accomplished. The hike itself was incredible. The view of the ocean was extraordinary and the scenery that we were walking through on the mountain was beautiful.
After we made it to the fourth town we treated ourselves to lunch and took the next train down to the 5th of the towns, where the beach was. The beach was awesome, and it was a perfect end to a perfect day. Visiting Cinque Terre was definitely an experience I am so happy to have had and was one of my favorite places in Italy that I have seen.
In the first of the towns we climbed down in the cliffs and laid out on the rocks, which was an incredible experience. While we were laying there the waves were crashing against the rocks, and it felt so surreal. After that, we walked from the first town to the second town, which was a nice walking path along the cliffs. After the second town we continued on to the third and fourth towns, which we didn't know at the time, included a strenuous hike over the entire mountain. We watched all of the other people walking by us in hiking gear as we climbed in our bikini tops and flip flops, and even though by the end we were exhausted and our legs were convulsing, we were all so proud of what we had just accomplished. The hike itself was incredible. The view of the ocean was extraordinary and the scenery that we were walking through on the mountain was beautiful.
After we made it to the fourth town we treated ourselves to lunch and took the next train down to the 5th of the towns, where the beach was. The beach was awesome, and it was a perfect end to a perfect day. Visiting Cinque Terre was definitely an experience I am so happy to have had and was one of my favorite places in Italy that I have seen.
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