Sadly we left Rome, probably a day early looking back as there was still a lot to see and do. But, the same can be said for the rest of our trip, so on we go.
We decided to venture up the west coast of Italy via train as it meanders around the cliffs overlooking the ocean beautifully. A very pretty train ride.
Our destination was Genova – right at the top of the peninsula before heading back down towards the French border.
We had been advised that Cinque Terre, 5 small towns connected by a walking passage along the cliff, would be a great place to visit. We
deliberated over going there for ages, but decided against it. Basically you go there to hike – and given neither of us are 100% and it’s pretty chilly, we thought we’d give it a miss. Next time for sure.
We reached Genova which is a large Italian port where tourists don’t seem to visit. We’re not quite sure why as the place us beautiful. It has an enormous marina with some of the biggest boats you’ll see anywhere, most appearing to be from the Camen Islands. This is backed by very steep hills with yellow, orange and white houses dotted throughout the deep green forests.
Genova is also the birth place of Christopher Columbus. Who knew?
We did a couple of hours of walking around the marina as the sun set and found a nice place for a typical Italian dinner – a great last night in Italy.
Our hotel was 5-stars. We hadn’t realized that when we booked it, but we certainly did when we came down for the buffet breakfast in the morning. Jeans and a t-shirt weren’t nearly enough. Everyone was dressed as if they were off to a fashion show straight after.
After checking out, we got our tickets to our next destination and our first entry into France, Nice!
