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Italy Yacht Charter Prices

We are pretty sure that at least 90% of the bucket lists of each of you are marked at least one Italian destination. Is not so by chance? Sailing holidays in Italy are a unique experience to enjoy with both family and friends and if you are now ready to turn your dreams into reality and you are wondering how much it costs to rent a yacht in Italy, well this is the right item for you.

All you have to know when chartering a yacht in Italy

The italian waters assure to their guests many opportunities in terms of destinations, atmosphere and taste. Starting from the northern area, you can start enjoying the “Italian Riviera”, we are talking about Liguria, Cinque Terre, that continues in Tuscany (Isola d’Elba, Argentario and so on). The most famous and requested areas are definitively the Amalfi Coast (worldwide known for Capri, Ischia, Napoli, Amalfi, Sorrento, Positano, etc), Sardinia (the most visited part of Sardinia are the northern one, called the “Emerald Coast” with her Porto Cervo, Porto Rotondo, La Maddalena, the Bonifacio Strait that you meet sailing between Sardinia and Corsica, Olbia, Portisco, Cannigione and so on) and Sicily, with her vulcanic archipelagos (like the Aeolian Islands and the Aegadian Islands, and also for Palermo, Taormina, Siracusa and more amazing spots to explore aboard a boat).

Related: Sardinia, Corsica or Sicily for your next sailing holidays?

Depending on your interests, in terms of activities, atmosphere, etc you can share with YourBoatHoliday‘s Charter Brokers all your preferences and needs, in order to accomplish them and so that our Managers can recommend you the best Italian sailing areas for your crew.

Few important notes to consider when you rent a yacht in Italy:

– The charter season in Italy can start around mid-April and it usually ends at the beginning of October. The high season period goes from June to August; – The standard charter period is 7 days, with fixed dates from Saturday to Saturday, especially if you’re aboard to charter a sailboat or a catamaran. Aboard a crewed motor yacht you could have more flexibility in terms of dates but the minimum duration is usually always a week. In Italy, most of the motorboats can usually be rented with skipper/fully crewed, while catamarans and monohulls (always depending on the dimension of the vessel) can be rented also in bareboat. Another option is the gulet charter, that can be available for exclusive charters (when you rent the whole boat) or for cabin charter. – The types of charter available in Italy are bareboat, skippered or crewed;

If you want to know more about prices for yacht charter in Italy continue reading.

What type of boat (sailing or motor yacht) better accommodates you in Italy

If you want to know all the possible boats to rent in Italy, here is a list of the models

Motor yacht charter

Catamaran rental

Sailboat charter

Gulet cabin / exclusive charter

If you are an experienced sailor and you would like to drive the boat by yourself, then you can decide between monohull or multihull sailing boat, that are the only available for charters without skipper in Italy. A catamaran is more spacious, both internally and externally, more stable but surely slower than a sailboat. A monohull has less space, but it’s faster and more lending.

On the other hand, wishing to have all the comforts and luxuries of a 5 star charter holiday, then the most suitable choice for you is definitely a motor yacht, fully equipped, fully crewed to assure you top-level services.

If you are evaluating private yacht charter in Italy, then you opt between bareboat, skippered or crewed rental in Italian islands and waters.

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Crewed, skippered or bareboat charter in Italy?

If you are not an experienced sailor and you don’t have a valid sailing license, then you will have to opt for a skippered/crewed charter. Knowing the type of cruise you will join is the starting point to allow our Managers to take care of your inquiry and assure you the best assistance for your charter. When you decide to enjoy a yacht charter in Italy, after contacting our brokers by email, phone or texting, they will immediately start selecting the most competitive and appropriate boats for your group. Keep in mind that you can customize the sailing itinerary and that our Manager is always available for replying to your questions, sharing alternatives and transparent explanations.

So let’s start from the type of charter:

Crewed charter;

Skippered (Bareboat + skipper) charter;

Bareboat charter;

Cabin charter;

When you rent a yacht that has a full crew aboard (not only the captain) you’re about to enjoy a crewed charter. Depending on the dimension of the boat and on the services provided by the charter company and required by the customer, a crew can be composed in different ways:

Up to 80 feet yacht: – Captain and deckhand; – Captain and hostess; – Captain and cook; – Captain, deckhand, and hostess; – Captain, deckhand, hostess, and cook;

Over 80 feet yacht, the crews are usually more complete and numerous and may include mechanics, more than one hostess, cook(s) and kitchen assistant, babysitter, and so on.

Naturally, all these services have a cost, that aboard a fully crewed yacht are usually included in the charter rate, while for sailboats/catamarans up to 55 feet can be extras (so on top of the boat price).

Yacht charter prices Italy

Hopefully, the above information has provided you with an overview of all the options you have for a boat holiday in Italy. So we can finally address the topic of this article: the real cost of renting a yacht in Italy.

First of all, keep in mind that usually, all the expenses are on top of the charter rate, which includes the use of the boat for the rented period.

The best way to tell you all you have to know about Italy yacht charter prices is to list the possible expenses of your charter below:

Here’s the listing of costs to apply/consider when you rent a yacht in Italy:

Charter rate

Expenses / Extras (fuel, food, drinks, marinas, etc)

VAT (to be added on top of crewed charter rate)

A.P.A. (to be added on top of crewed charter rate)

Security deposit (to be added on bareboat/skippered charters)

Tips (at the discretion of the client)

How much to rent a bareboat and crewed yacht in Italy

The price for charter a yacht in Italy mainly depends on the type of vessel and the services aboard, so per type (sailing or motor), dimension (feet/meters), year of built, the number of cabins and bareboat or crewed rentals.

It’s possible to carry out three macro-categories to define the prices per type of charter:

Fully crewed Italy yacht charter prices;

Bareboat Italy yacht charter prices;

Prices to rent a yacht with skipper in Italy;

How much would cost renting a fully crewed yacht in Italy?

If you are looking for the top-level services aboard, then you definitively have to rent a fully crewed yacht in the Caribbean: the crew will take care of everything, the internal and external cleaning, the driving of the boat, the maintenance, the cooking, etc. If you are satisfied at the end of this incredible experience then you can decide to leave a tip to the crew. We never recommend a percentage but we also prefer that the clients decide by themselves how much to reserve for this service. In some cases, it’s suggested to leave 10% of the charter rate.

The charter price of a fully crewed yacht ordinarily already includes the use of the boat for the booked period and the services of the crew (in some cases also docking in port at the main base and in this case it’s specified in the contract or in the booking confirmation). The extras not included are actually the expenses, that are always covered/anticipated by the A.P.A. (fuel, ports, food, drinks, etc) and the VAT, to consider on top of the charter rate.

Bareboat yacht rental Italy prices: how much does it cost?

If you already have a valid sailing license or if in your country you don’t need a license but you are an experienced sailor, then it means that you can rent a boat without skipper. Usually boats over 50/52 feet are available at least with skipper or with a crew. If you would like to rent a big boat, over 15 meters, keep in mind that in most of the cases there could already be captain or crew aboard.

When you rent a boat without skipper, the charter price already includes: VAT, the rental of the boat for the period required and (usually) the first and last night at base port (so if you will enjoy a one way charter or to start/end from a different port, the port’s fees won’t be included).

All the expenses will be applied, as fuel, marinas, food, drinks, etc.

The difference between crewed and bareboat+skipper charters and the related costs

A boat available for bareboat sailing can be chartered also with skipper, that has an extra cost. Saying skippered or bareboat+skipper is the same thing. The difference between fully crewed and skippered (bareboat+skipper) charter is that a crewed yacht has a stable crew aboard, that work there regularly and as a team, while if you require a skipper then he will be hired by you for your charter. Naturally the operators/yacht owners always assure to their customers the best skippers, to reserve them the best services and also to keep their boat in good hands.

The cost of a skipper can start from 180,00 / 200,00 Euro (+food) per day in the Caribbean, depending on the boat and the yacht owner.

How much to charter a yacht in Italy

What really makes difference when you rent a boat in the Caribbean are the following topics: dimension, year of built, number of cabins, model of the boat, crewed or bareboat charter and equipments/comforts/features of the yacht) and period of the year (high/mid or low charter season).

How much to rent a yacht in Italy? Chartering a motor yacht in the Caribbean Sea can have approximately the following charter rates:

Prices for motor yacht in Caribbean from 55 to 60 feet: 15.000,00 USD / 30.000,00 USD per week + extras

Prices for motor yacht in Caribbean from 62 to 70 feet: 20.000,00 USD / 40.000,00 USD per week + extras

Prices for motor yacht in Caribbean from 70 to 90 feet: 30.000,00 USD / 70.000,00 USD per week + extras

Prices for motor yacht in Caribbean from 90 feet and over: 70.000,00 USD and up per week + extras

Let’s say that all the motor boats are available only with skipper/crew aboard (very few exceptions for smaller vessels, let’s say up to 55 feet) and it’s always required the A.P.A. to anticipate the expenses (A.P.A. stands for Advanced Provisioning Allowance).

Related: What is the A.P.A. in yacht charter?

Italy catamaran charter prices

Depending on the dimension of the catamaran, the multihull (as monohull) can be rented in bareboat, with skipper or with crew aboard. Usually, catamarans have minim 4 cabins (in some cases they can have also the cabins for the skipper or the crew members and there are few “owner versions” with 3 cabins in total). As when you rent a motor yacht, the price of catamaran charter in Italy depend on the same factors, like when you enjoy the trip, the model and shipyard of the boat, the year of built, all the comforts and equipments aboard (generator, A/C, water toys, etc) and so on. The newer and more equipped the catamaran is and the greater the cost to rent it.

Would you like to have an idea of the costs for catamaran charter in the Caribbean? You are in the right place, just have a look below:

Rates for Italy catamaran from 38 to 42 feet: 3.000,00 €/ 6.000,00 € per week + extras

Rates for Italy catamaran from from 42 to 44 feet: 4.500,00 € / 8.000,00 € per week + extras

Rates for Italy catamaran from from 45 to 50 feet: 6.000,00 € / 18.000,00 € per week + extras

Rates for Italy catamaran from from 50 to 60 feet: 8.000,00 € / 30.000,00 € per week + extras

Rates for Italy catamaran from 60 feet and up: 25.000,00 € and up per week + extras

As you can easily understand reading the above, most o2f11wcatamarans from 45 feet usually have higher prices (and don’t forget that multihull from 45 feet always have the fly-bridge).

The extras (mandatory and optional ones) are always on top of the charter rate. Don’t miss all the helpful informations about all the costs and prices for charter catamaran in Italy.

Extras (that usually are) mandatory on top of Italy catamaran charter price:

Final Cleaning (from 100,00 Euro to 250,00 Euro per booking);

Bottle of gas (from 20,00 Euro);

Bed linen and towels for guests (from 10,00 to 20,00 Euro per persons per week);

Optional extras you can choose from during your catamaran charter in Italy:

Outboard engine (from 100,00 to 250,00 Euro);

Beach/Sea towels (from 10,00 to 20,00 Euro each);

Skipper/Captain (from 180,00 to 280,00 Euro per day+ food);

Hostess/Stewart (from 180,00 to 250,00 Euro per day + food);

Cook/Chef (from 180,00 to 300,00 Euro per day + food);

Wi-fi;

SUP (from 130,00 to 200,00 Euro per week);

Transfers from/to airport;

Refundable security deposit;

Italy sailing charter prices

Monohulls are for sure the best choice for sea lovers. Starting from 30 feet (10 meters) up to 100 and over, you can choose between bareboat, skippered and luxury fully crewed rentals. Also in Italian waters, sailing charters aboard monohulls are available in bareboat up to 55 feet. All the sailboats over this dimension, captain and/or crew are mandatory aboard.

Don’t miss the below approximate charter rates to have a clear idea of how much does it cost renting a monohull in Italy:

Sailboat charter in Italy from 38 to 42 feet: 1.500,00 €/ 3.000,00 € per week + extras

Sailboat charter in Italy from 42 to 44 feet: 3.000,00 € / 4.500,00 € per week + extras

Sailboat charter in Italy from 45 to 50 feet: 4.500,00 € / 8.000,00 € per week + extras

Sailboat charter in Italy from 50 to 60 feet: 6.000,00 € / 20.000,00 € per week + extras

Sailboat charter in Italy from 60 feet and up: 12.000,00 € and up per week + extras

Obligatory extras (usually) on top of Italy sailboat charter prices:

End Cleaning (from 1000,00 Euro to 200,00 Euro);

Gas bottle (from 20,00 Euro);

Set of bed linen and towels per pax (from 10,00 to 20,00 Euro per week);

Not mandatory extras that you can add aboard your sailboat in Italy:

Outboard engine (from 100,00 to 200,00 Euro);

Beach towels (from 5,00 to 10,00 Euro each);

Skipper (from 150,00 to 220,00 Euro per day+ food);

Hostess (from 100,00 to 180,00 Euro per day + food);

Cook (from 100,00 to 180,00 Euro per day + food);

Wi-fi;

SUP (from 100,00 to 150,00 Euro per week);

Transfers from/to airport;

Refundable deposit;

Payment terms, tax and charter conditions when you rent a boat in Italy

Below the most common terms and payment conditions for chartering a yacht in Italy:

50% of the Yacht Charter Price upon signing the contract (at confirmation). The balance is then due within 30 days before the departure. Alternatively, 30% of the Charter Rate upon confirmation and 70% within 45 days before the charter embarkation;

Extras and deposit upon embarkation;

In case o fully crewed charters the A.P.A. has always to be paid together with the balance (30 or 45 days before the departure, as per contract).

Special offers and discounts for sailing holidays in Italy

In order to get the most competitive deals on the charter market for yachting holidays in Italy, contact our staff and rent your boat in Italy with Your Boat Holiday:

Early bookings discounts for yacht charters in Italy;

Last-minute discounts for Italy boat charter;

Prolonged period discounts for sailing the Italian waters;

Yourboatholiday special discounts for Italy yacht charter holidays;

Important note: Usually, discounts are not combinable.

Your Boat Holiday is the charter company leader in worldwide private yacht rentals, with 5-star reviews and top-level services, 24/7 assistance, extremely professional charter brokers, that always reserves the most competitive deals to her new and repetitive customers.

Read Your Boat Holiday Charter Reviews

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Private Yacht Charter in Italy - Enjoy World-Famous Way Of Living on Your Watercraft Rental

Italy ´ s beauty is fabulous and also one town is more attractive than the various other. The country has a profoundly rich culture and history, stunning food and also the all-famous lifestyle and also chique. For the yacht charter guest it offers substantial as well as varied sailing premises in addition to quite ports. This incorporated with all the remarkable sights, stunning nature and the Italian 'dolce vita 'creates the perfect cruising vacation.

Why is yacht rental in Italy so popular?

Italy and its islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea lie right in the centre of the Mediterranean. A boat service in Italy is a fantastic chance to discover the amazing Italian society as well as the multitude of attractive communities. With 51, there are a lot more UNESCO world heritage websites in Italy than in any other country worldwide. As well as in addition to that you get to enjoy wonderful food and also wonderful purchasing.

The coast, specifically the Italian Riviera in the West, uses several beaches and also bays completely suited for anchoring. Italy ´ s islands are generally situated off the west coast of the mainland as well as they all possess their very own individual personality. A beneficial environment and also virtually no tides offer great sailing problems and there are several interesting possibilities for various sailing travel plans. Italy has a big custom of boat building and also sailing, so seafarers gain from a high regularity of ports. The facilities in the north charter areas as well as southwards till Rome is very good.

The major airport terminals are Venice, Genoa, Pisa, Rome, Naples, Olbia, Alghero, Cagliari, Reggio Calabria, Palermo, Trapani as well as Catania.

Here is some basic info concerning private yacht charter in Italy:

Place: Central Mediterranean Sea

Complete size of coast: 7,600 km

Capital: Rome

Key charter bases: Genoa, La Spezia, Piombino, Follonica, Castiglione della Pescaia, Salerno, Sorrento, Tropea, Reggio Calabria. Sardinia: Cagliari, Carloforte, Olbia, Alghero. Sicily: Trapani, Palermo, Portarosa.

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Population: ca. 60,675,000

Climate: Mild, Mediterranean

Nation code: +39

Charter season: May to October

What are the most effective charter areas in Italy?

The main charter areas for sailing in Italy are concentrated on the west coast of the mainland, i.e. Liguria, Tuscany, Elba, Bay of Naples, Capri, Sardinia, and Sicily. The Adriatic Coastline on the east side is not rather as attractive for boating. Possible charter bases there are Polignano a Mare near Bari, the area around the national park of Gargano as well as the Venetian Lagoon where you can travel straight past the world renowned Old Community and its sensational buildings.

In the resources of Liguria, Genoa, you run into the Porto Antico consisting of the largest fish tank in Europe as well as many various other sights. From there it is only a short walk right into the Old Town. After about 14 NM you reach the stunning harbour community Portofino in its secured bay. From here it is about 30 NM to La Spezia as well as heading you will go by one of the quaintest traveler locations of Italy, a cluster of 5 picturesque as well as colourful seaside communities embeded in a national park called Cinque Terre. La Spezia creates part of the national forest as well as is the second biggest city of Liguria. It is easily located in a deep gulf bordered by high hillsides.

A little further to the South exists the Tuscan Island chain consisting of the islands of Gorgona, Capraia, Pianosa, Montechristo, Giglio, Gianutri and also the largest and best known - Elba. There are very good charter bases on the Tuscan mainland to go as well as check out these islands, or perhaps even Corsica. They are Viareggio, Piombino, Follonica and also Castiglione della Pescaia/ Punta Ala. In Elba the primary town as well as port is Portoferraio on the north coastline, which is well worth a check out. The island additionally offers wonderful big bays and also terrific anchorages. On the very southerly Tuscan pointer is Puerto San Stefano - a seaside community on a peninsula with a private yacht harbour and a substantial fortress.

Sardinia provides a fantastic mix of unique travelling premises and ports like the Costa Smeralda as well as Porto Cervo as well as unspoilt sailing areas like the popular Maddalena archipelago. There are very good ports like Cagliari, Cannigione, La Maddalena, Olbia, Palau and Portisco. Savour the sensational and varied landscape like the pink coastline of Spiaggia Rosa and the fjord-like Gulf of Cannigione.

The Bay of Naples and also its islands, the Amalfi Coast and also the archipelago of the Pontine Islands supply additional dazzling options for private yacht charter schedules. The Amalfi Coast is situated between the charter bases Sorrento and Salerno. It is a 50 km stretch of coast with really picturesque communities remaining on high rough high cliffs. The communities of Amalfi and also Positano are just two instances.

From the mainland you can head to the islands in the Gulf of Naples. Exclusive Capri is where the worldwide jet set meets. The major town and port with its premium stores and first-rate restaurants is positioned on the north side. It is very busy and also expensive, though. You find excellent anchorage on the south side in Marina Piccola. There are no sandy beaches on Capri, its shoreline is rather craggy and picturesque. The water is deep, so there are not too many safe anchorages.

Then there is charming, vibrant Procida with lots of gorgeous bays and also beaches and the all-natural book of Vivara Island, which is affixed to Procida using a bridge.

You can cruise to popular, hectic Ischia, which is the largest island in the Gulf of Naples. It is an extinct volcano with rich landscape, warm thermal springtimes, wonderful bays as well as secluded beaches. The three primary ports are Ischia port, Casamicciola and Forio. The South of the island is greener and also wilder with gorgeous shoreline as well as the north is much more booming.

Lastly head over to the Pontine Islands. From Ischia to uninhabited as well as unaffected Santo Stefano it is about 22 NM. There you are only enabled to secure in the North of the island. Visit the neighbor island Ventotene and then go across the following 22 NM to the north-western Pontine Islands, Gavi, Palmarola, Zannone and also charming Ponza with its lots of caves as well as grottos. There you will find perfectly shielded anchorages and also a fascinating rugged coast.

Extremely preferred for yacht charter vacations is Sicily, off program. Pick from main charter bases like Marsala or Portorosa in the North, where you can also discover the Aeolian Islands Lipari, Stromboli, Vulcano, Alicudi, Filicudi, Panarea and Salina. Other possible ports for your Italian bareboat charter are Messina, Taormina, Catania and Syracuse on the eastern coast. Reggio Calabria on the landmass is likewise a very good beginning factor for sailboat charter in Sicily.

Which weather condition systems are very important for your bareboat charter in Italy?

In Italian waters there aren ´ t any type of considerable trends. The prevailing winds in summertime are northwesterlies. Mid-day sea breezes are usually moderating the warm. Long, dry as well as hot summer seasons produce the ideal sailing weather condition.

A quick summary of the sailing climate in Italy with the example of Naples:

Months with greatest ordinary temperature level: July/August, 25 °

. Months with least expensive average temperature level: January/February, 9 °

. Dominating wind rates: 3 - 5 Bft.

Month with highest typical precipitation: November, 140 mm.

Months with lowest typical precipitation: June/July/August, 30 mm each.

Months with greatest average sunshine: July/August, 10 hrs daily.

Month with most affordable ordinary sunlight: December, 3 hours per day.

Months with the highest possible ordinary sea temperature: July/August, 26 °

. Months with the lowest average sea temperature level: February/March, 14 °.

Just how much does private yacht charter in Italy expense as well as what kinds of charter are there?

The typical cost for yacht charter in Italy is around 3,100 EUR each week however you might lease a 10 m sailing boat, for example, from about 1,600 EUR. The rate is depending on size, version as well as equipment of the charter boat. In Italy it is quite traditional to rent a RIB (inflexible blow up watercraft) for a trip on the water. For once a week or longer cruising vacations you can go with bareboat or skippered charter and also pick from sailing or motor watercraft rental respectively catamaran hire. Then there is high-end yacht charter, usually with a complete crew that is having a tendency to your private demands. Flotilla holidays are a popular way of sailing the Italian waters. As well as day charter may be a way just to try out if you enjoy life aboard.

What other highlights are there in Italy aside from cruising yacht charter?

Don ´ t lose out on visiting Rome and also its impressive antique websites like the Forum, the Colosseum and the Pantheon. Various other unbelievably remarkable vacationer destinations in the Eternal City are the Vatican and Saint Peter ´ s Church. Rest on the Spanish Actions, appreciate the Trevi Water fountain and also take in the huzzle and also buzzle around lovely Piazza Navona and also in the pedestrian zone with its countless shops, stores, cafés as well as restaurants. This city uses a lot that you will merely need to return again and again.

Tuscany is just the best place for taking in the sights. Florence is incomparable in the world when it involves Renaissance art and also design. There is the statuary of David, the fantastic Uffizi museum, the Ponte Vecchio, the Duomo as well as much, much more. Pisa and the leaning tower are another great destination. Equally attractive and worth seeing are Siena, San Gimignano and also Lucca.

If you have a day before or after your cruising watercraft charter, head a little additional inland to Bologna with its gorgeous old town that is nice to see from the top of the church tower. It has the earliest academic organization in the wold, going back to 1088 AD.

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Discover Cinque Terre, five sensational villages perched on the high hillsides by the seaside bordered by fantastic nature. Manarola for instance is an extremely quite, colourful town.

In-between charter journeys, check out Pompeii near Naples. It was damaged by the Vesuvius in 79 ADVERTISEMENT and also now comprises a 'city iced up in time '.

Visit the community of Amalfi and its sanctuary, old dockyards and also paper mill, amongst others.

Drop anchor in Capri and also see the Blue Underground chamber - the large cave is loaded with spectacular blue light from listed below.

Go up to the Castello d`Ischia, an Aragonese castle integrated in 1438 and also originally going back to 475 BC.

While travelling with the charter private yacht around the Aeolian Islands or eastern Sicily, appreciate the energetic volcanoes of Stromboli as well as Mount Etna.

Finally, pause from sailing to appreciate the breathtaking landscape in among Sardinia's all-natural parks like the Parco Nazionale del Golfo di Orosei e del Gennargentu.

What are the possibilities to charter a cruising luxury yacht or power boat in Italy?

If you hire a private yacht in the Italy you either require a skipper ´ s permit or proof that you have enough cruising experience. There are some extremely specialist private yacht charter service providers focused on bareboat luxury yacht charter in Italy. Pick from over 500 consumer testimonials and use YachtFinder to contrast the most effective deals. Don ´ t think twice to contact us for more comprehensive information on offered charter yachts.

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My Complete Cinque Terre Travel Guide – WildJunket Travel Blog

Visiting Cinque Terre for the primary time? Right here’s my detailed information about Cinque Terre journey that can assist you plan your go to to all 5 Cinque Terre cities.

Cinque Terre is the Italy that many dream of: a rugged coast topped with pastel coloured homes and lined with inexperienced terraced vineyards. Probably my favourite a part of Italy, Cinque Terre is chocked stuffed with dramatic cliffs, charming seafront villages and a timeless ambiance.

Due to the picturesque setting, Cinque Terre is now a UNESCO World Heritage Website which attracts in a loopy 2.Four million guests a 12 months. Whereas the Cinque Terre cities are not sleepy fishing villages, the Cinque Terre cities have retained their historic structure and a community of beautiful climbing trails.

If you’re visiting Cinque Terre for the primary time, it may be overwhelming to resolve the way you wish to get there, what number of days to remain, and the place to remain in Cinque Terre. I’ve compiled a whole information to assist reply all these questions.

Visting Cinque Terre

The place in Italy is Cinque Terre?

Translated to imply “5 lands”, Cinque Terre is the truth is made up of 5 villages poised alongside the Ligurian coast of northwestern Italy.

The closest cities are Genoa and Pisa (each round 1.5 hours by practice). A practice line that runs alongside Italy’s west coast connects all 5 Cinque Terre villages with Genoa, Pisa and Rome. I’ll clarify beneath methods to get to Cinque Terre.

What are the Cinque Terre Cities?

The 5 cities that make up Cinque Terre are Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore.

What makes them so interesting is their remoted geographic location. The villages have been actually constructed on the foot of mountains that separated the shoreline from the inside. As we speak the villages’ beautiful ruggedness nonetheless presents a number of challenges for accessibility.

Every city in Cinque Terre has a singular taste and aptitude (Skip to the small print on every city). If you wish to go to all 5 of them, I like to recommend choosing one city as your house base and visiting the opposite cities on day journeys. They’re so shut it solely takes 5-10 minutes to get from one to a different.

Learn how to Journey to Cinque Terre

Journey to Cinque Terre isn’t as easy as you’d think about, contemplating how widespread it’s. First fly to Genoa or Pisa — there are low-cost flights to Genoa or Pisa from main cities in Europe for as little as $50 return.

When you’re already in Italy, the simplest solution to get to Cinque Terre is by practice. Italy could be very properly linked by practice. The trains are comfy and reasonably priced, although crowded in summer time. Examine Italy practice schedule right here.

We drove to Cinque Terre from Florence and it took us 2 hours. We normally hire a automobile after we journey with our 4.5-year-old daughter as that’s the simplest method. Our automobile rental in Florence solely price us $180 for five days. Driving to Cinque Terre is scenic and straightforward sufficient, however make sure to prepare for parking at your lodge/residence. (Skip to this part to seek out out why.)

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Distance Period on Practice Period by Automotive Rome 270 miles (430km) 4 -5 hours 5 hours Milan 147 miles (236km) 4 – 4.5 hours Three hours Florence 103 miles (166km) 2.5 – Three hours 2 hours Genoa 58 miles (93km) 1.5 – 2 hours 1.5 hours Pisa 57 miles (92km) 1.5 – 2 hours 1.5 hours

Finest Time to Journey Cinque Terre

I like to recommend visiting Cinque Terre in early spring (April) or late autumn (November). That’s when it’s the least crowded and costs will not be too excessive. The climate will be unpredictable although, with some rains and boring skies in the event you’re unfortunate.

We visited Cinque Terre on the finish of Could and it was already fairly crowded. There have been lengthy traces on the practice stations and eating places. Even the climbing trails have been filled with throngs of vacationers.

It’s best to keep away from summer time in Cinque Terre because it will get extraordinarily crowded. It is usually actually scorching (temperatures rising to 86°F or 30°C) and never preferrred for climbing in the event you intend to do this. Winter is cool and uncrowded however heavy rainfall could cause landslides and unsafe climbing circumstances. Eating places and climbing trails shut round finish of November and open on 1st April.

How Many Days in Cinque Terre?

Cinque Terre is extraordinarily widespread with day trippers — there are various day excursions to Cinque Terre from Florence, Pisa and La Spezia. Nevertheless, we positively don’t advocate doing a day journey right here because it’s an excessive amount of of a rush and Cinque Terre positively deserves extra time than that.

We had 4 days in Cinque Terre and nonetheless wished we had extra time. If you’re visiting Cinque Terre with children (like we did), then I counsel spending per week right here as children have to journey at a slower tempo.

Staying in one among Cinque Terre villages means you don’t should journey in every day. Plus, you get to expertise the villages at their most genuine. Within the evenings after the daytrippers depart, the environment fully adjustments and it turns into a lot so laidback.

My Cinque Terre Itinerary

A lot of the Cinque Terre cities (besides Monterosso) are tiny, so you’ll be able to see every of them in 1 day. That is an outline of our Cinque Terre itinerary. Learn my detailed Cinque Terre itinerary for extra particulars on what to do every day.

Your place to begin is determined by the place you’re staying. This Cinque Terre itinerary is designed for these staying in Riomaggiore or La Spezia (outdoors of Cinque Terre).

Day 1: Riomaggiore

Day 2: Manarola

Day 3: Corniglia and Vernazza

Day 4: Monterosso al Mare

If you’re staying in Monterosso or Levanto (outdoors of Cinque Terre), you’ll be able to simply reverse the Cinque Terre itinerary.

Cinque Terre Day Excursions

If I nonetheless haven’t satisfied you to spend a number of days in Cinque Terre, you may like to take a look at today excursions to Cinque Terre.

Due to the recognition of Cinque Terre, it’s greatest to guide the day tour prematurely. The day excursions normally carry you on each practice and boats, some embrace climbing whereas others embrace wine tasting. Costs vary from $60 for a 3-hour expertise to $110 for a full day boat journey.

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Learn how to Get Round Cinque Terre

There are a number of methods to get round Cinque Terre. Right here’s an outline, evaluating the period of time to get from one village to a different through completely different transport modes. I’ll elaborate on every transport mode beneath.

Distance By Practice By Automotive By Boat By Foot Riomaggiore – Manarola 1.2 miles (2km) 2 min 11 min 5 min 40 min Manarola – Corniglia 3.6 miles (5.7km) 5 min 27 min – 1 h 15 min Corniglia – Vernazza 2 miles (4km) 7 min 17 min 20 min 1 h 45 min Vernazza – Monterosso 1.Eight miles (3km) Four min 39 min 15 min 2 hrs

By Foot

A community of climbing trails weave their method alongside the coast and up the hills overlooking the Cinque Terre villages. For hundreds of years, they have been the one solution to get between the Cinque Terre villages. They nonetheless are the easiest way to get round, although they’re usually filled with vacationers today.

To stroll the paths, you have to to purchase the Cinque Terre Trekking Card. It prices €7.50 for in the future or €14.50 for 2 days. However it doesn’t embrace limitless practice rides. You will get it within the villages and from huts firstly of every part of the trail.

By Automotive

I’d not advocate driving round Cinque Terre because of the lack of parking house and correct roads. The Cinque Terre villages are constructed on the foot of mountains and are principally pedestrianized with only a few roads.

We wished to have a automobile because it was the simplest solution to get round with our youngsters. So we employed a automobile in Florence and drove to Cinque Terre. However as soon as we acquired there, we parked our automobile at a storage and explored the villages by practice. The automobile rental solely price $180 for five days.

If you wish to drive, make sure to guide a lodge with a storage. Our parking storage was fairly removed from the residence and value $18/day. An alternate is to park your automobile close to the practice station in La Spezia or Levanto (closest cities to Cinque Terre).

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By Practice

Visiting Cinque Terre by practice is the easiest way to go to the 5 villages. The Cinque Terre Specific practice is common, quick and environment friendly, taking solely minutes to get from one village to a different.

The practice runs day by day each couple of minutes and it’s straightforward to navigate. A single ticket prices € Four per grownup and € 2 for teenagers beneath 12 years previous. You will get the ticket on the practice station or on the Trenitalia app.

However in the event you plan to take greater than 4 trains in a day or go climbing, the most suitable choice is the Cinque Terre practice card. You should purchase it on the stations. It consists of limitless practice rides and entry to the climbing trails. It lasts in the future (16 €) or two days (29 €).

By Boat

Visiting Cinque Terre by boat is an alternative choice, particularly for many who wish to get away from the crowds. However the boats solely function from April 1 to November 1, 2020.

The boats depart from La Spezia and go to Portovenere, Levanto and the 5 Cinque Terre cities. A vast ticket for 1 day within the Cinque Terre prices 27 €. Tickets are bought solely on the spot and just for the present day. Examine the boat schedule right here.

Finest Issues to Do in Cinque Terre

Most individuals who journey to Cinque Terre wish to spend their time outside, both climbing its trails or dipping within the Ligurian Sea. For many who wish to take to the water, you’ll be able to hire a SUP, guide a kayaking journey from Monterosso or a sundown crusing cruise alongside Cinque Terre. Or just go for a swim at Monterosso’s seashore and the small seashore in Vernazza.

There are a number of church buildings and monuments you’ll be able to go to in every Cinque Terre village. Among the most outstanding ones are Church of San Giovanni Battista on the prime of Riomaggiore, Santa Margherita di Antiochia Church by the seashore in Vernazza, and the well-known Church of San Francesco in Monterosso al Mare.

The hills that type the backdrop of the Cinque Terre villages are coated in winery terraces. They really produce their very own wine, and you’ll even do a tasting at a number of the wineries. Join this wine tasting tour to pattern wine made in Manarola. For extra particulars on issues to do in Cinque Terre, take a look at my Cinque Terre itinerary.

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Climbing Cinque Terre: What You Have to Know

Climbing in Cinque Terre doesn’t require a excessive stage of health, however you do have to have comfy climbing footwear. In truth, there are indicators prohibiting hikers to put on slippers/flip flops on the paths. Additionally don’t neglect to carry a backpack with at the least 1L of water, hat and swim swimsuit.

The paths contain a number of ups and downs and a few elements require you to clamber. There are additionally slender stretches the place you’ll want to attend for different hikers to move. Seek advice from this web page for particulars on climbing trails in Cinque Terre.

The preferred (and busiest) climbing path in Cinque Terre is Path #2: the Sentiero Azzurro, or “Blue Path”. It’s made up of Four particular person paths alongside the coast that brings you to all 5 villages. You may stroll all the route in about 6 hours —though many desire to unfold the route out over a number of days. Most individuals advocate ranging from Riomaggiore, the place the paths are simpler and paved.

Path #2 Hikes and Distances

Riomaggiore – Manarola: h: 1.2 miles (2km); 40 minutes to stroll

Manarola – Corniglia: 1.2 miles (2km); 1 hour 15 minutes to stroll

Corniglia – Vernazza: 2 miles (4km); 1 hour 45 minutes to stroll

Vernazza – Monterosso: 1.Eight miles (3km); 2 hours to stroll (most troublesome!)

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There are lots of different trails which might be much less crowded, particularly the inland trails. Trails #1, 4, 6, 9 and 10 are maybe the least busy and most rugged. Be aware that these trails are for skilled hikers solely and are fairly difficult. For more information on the nationwide park, that is the official web site.

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Visiting Cinque Terre with Children

Visiting Cinque Terre with children who want a stroller will be difficult, simply because many of the Cinque Terre villages are constructed on slopes/hills. Meaning a number of stairs and steep slopes all over the place. However if you’re touring with a child or a child who can stroll, you’ll do exactly effective.

Most Cinque Terre villages are small and straightforward to discover on foot. We had a blast visiting Cinque Terre with our 4-year-old daughter, who truly enjoys climbing stairs!

I’d advocate bringing a child provider in case your child nonetheless suits in a single. You may even go climbing in Cinque Terre you probably have a climbing provider (which normally suits children as much as 18kg). We used to hold our daughter on the KELTY climbing provider earlier than she acquired too massive for it. It labored very properly and we extremely advocate it.

The place to Keep in Cinque Terre

Lodging could be very restricted right here because the Cinque Terre villages are normally tiny. Plus Cinque Terre is a nationwide park and UNESCO World Heritage Website, so no new building is allowed.

As a result of it’s so widespread, Cinque Terre lodges are overpriced, even for easy guesthouses. You’ll have to guide your lodging as early as potential as they get booked up very quick, particularly in summer time.

Additionally there are not any massive lodges right here, simply intimate boutique lodges, residences and guesthouses. We splurged on a luxurious residence in Manarola ($250/evening), steps from the water, within the yellow constructing pictured beneath. It was unbelievable having the ability to get up at 830am and stroll all the way down to the waterfront and have the village to myself.

Which is the Finest Cinque Terre City to Keep?

I like to recommend staying in only one Cinque Terre village — there’s no level shifting round as they’re so close to one another (3-5 minutes by practice). However how do you resolve which is the perfect Cinque Terre city for you?

It actually is determined by your journey type and finances. Learn my detailed information on the place to remain in Cinque Terre.

Manarola — We selected to remain at Manarola, primarily due to the views (pictured beneath). It has the most beautiful backdrop proper on the waterfront, on an simply walkable loop alongside the coast (which is necessary since we’re touring with a toddler).

Monterosso — That is the largest city, with a fantastic seashore proper inside straightforward attain. It additionally has the widest vary of lodging from massive chain lodges to small guesthouses. It’s appropriate for these with mobility points because the city is usually flat.

Corniglia — The one city perched on a hilltop, Corniglia is the least widespread of the Cinque Terre cities primarily because of its location. However it’s good for these on the lookout for the most genuine expertise, at the perfect costs.

Finest Accommodations in Cinque Terre

Seek advice from my submit on the place to remain in Cinque Terre for detailed descriptions of every Cinque Terre city and what to do in every village. Here’s a tough checklist of the perfect lodges in Cinque Terre:

Finest Accommodations in Riomaggiore

The primary cease on most Cinque Terre itinerary is Riomaggiore, the closest city to the gateway La Spezia. In my view, it has essentially the most romantic setting. It is usually the place to begin of hikers who’re right here to trek the 75 miles (120 km) of trails alongside the coast.

Finest Accommodations in Manarola

For me, that is arms down essentially the most lovely city in Cinque Terre. The colourful historic buildings slide down all the way in which to the rocky harbor, which will be admired from an simply walkable loop alongside the coast. We’re very glad to have chosen to remain in Manarola. Get up earlier than the daytrippers arrive and also you’ll have all of it to your self!

Finest Accommodations in Corniglia

Corniglia is the one village that lacks direct entry to the ocean. You’ll have to climb 382 steps to get there from the practice station (alongside the coast). For that purpose, Corniglia lacks the coastal attraction that pulls so many to Cinque Terre. However that additionally means it is essentially the most genuine and least crowded of all of them.

Finest Accommodations in Vernazza

I like to recommend hikers who intend to hike the Cinque Terre trails to remain right here, as it’s the most handy place to begin. It is a medium-sized city with a central location in Cinque Terre, however I discovered this city to be essentially the most crowded. The city has a marina and a small seashore the place you’ll be able to catch a ship or take a dip in.

Finest Accommodations in Monterosso

Monterosso al Mare (generally shortened to Monterosso) is the greatest Cinque Terre city for seashore bums and households. It’s the solely village that has a correct strip of seashore, and the village with the least steps and slopes. It additionally has the widest vary of lodging decisions.

Alternate options Exterior of Cinque Terre

If you’re on the lookout for extra budget-friendly locations to remain, I like to recommend staying at one of many cities close by and visiting Cinque Terre on day journeys.

The closest cities are La Spezia and Levanto, on the southern and northern ends of Cinque Terre. Each are only a 10-minute practice journey from Cinque Terre, on the identical practice line that passes by means of the 5 cities. You may simply journey to Cinque Terre by practice or on foot.

Sure, it’s not the identical staying in these cities as in Cinque Terre. You gained’t have panoramas of pastel-colored homes backdropped by the blue sea. However if you’re solely involved in exploring and lodging isn’t necessary, then take a look at these greatest lodges in Cinque Terre.

Finest Accommodations in La Spezia

La Spezia is the perfect place to remain close to Cinque Terre for the finances acutely aware. It’s solely a 7-minute practice journey from Riomaggiore, the closest city in Cinque Terre. It’s a massive metropolis and a vacation spot by itself: with an enormous port, a captivating previous city and no scarcity of trattorias serving the best Ligurian delicacies.

Finest Accommodations in Levanto

Levanto is a well-liked seashore city with a protracted sandy seashore, and a captivating previous city. This city is ideal for many who wish to keep within the countryside, in a Ligurian mansion surrounded by pine forests, olive groves, and vineyards. Levanto is a 5-minute practice journey from Monterosso al Mare, the closest city in Cinque Terre.

Finest Eating places in Cinque Terre

The meals in Cinque Terre is presumably the perfect I’ve ever eaten in Italy. I’m an enormous sucker for seafood and Cinque Terre actually does it properly. The cities are, in spite of everything, fishing villages! I additionally discovered that there was no scarcity of scenic eating places with fabulous views. Listed here are our favourite eating places in Cinque Terre:

Riomaggiore: A Pie’ de Ma’ — Easy and conventional, this rustic restaurant has a romantic ambiance. It’s also possible to take pleasure in aperitifs and wine whilst you watch the sundown behind the cliffs.

Manarola: Il Porticciolo — A scorching favourite in Cinque Terre, this seafood restaurant has an important choice of pasta dishes and to-die-for desserts. Extremely advocate the tagliatelle frutti di mare!

Manarola: Ristorante Marina Piccola — That is my favourite restaurant on this checklist, with good views of the sundown and flavorful wine wine mussels.

Manarola: Nessun Dorma — Perched on the waterfront hills above Manarola, this cafe might be essentially the most well-known in Cinque Terre. It has an open terrace with actually the perfect views in Manarola. Sadly they don’t take reservations and features to dine listed below are lengthy.

Corniglia: Il Pirun — It is a small, barely hidden enoteca that serves scrumptious, native fare with dishes similar to fried anchovies, gnocchi con pesto, paccherri pasta with shrimp and zucchini, spaghetti and mussels.

Vernazza: Il Pirata — A neighborhood fixture, Il Pirata is run by two Sicilian brothers. Meals is genuine and scrumptious: assume bruschetta with pesto, baked calzoni, sausage rolls, arancini, panini and lots of different baked specialties.

Monterosso: L’Osteria — Probably the most well-known eating places in Cinque Terre, this place has large parts of recent pasta and seafood. Don’t miss the walnut ravioli pansotti!

What to Pack for Cinque Terre

I’m a powerful believer in ‘much less is extra’. The much less you journey with, the extra handy it is going to be to maneuver round. That is very true in Cinque Terre, the place there are many steps and slopes all over the place. Convey a lightweight jacket or cardigan in the event you’re touring in spring or autumn, and a correct winter jacket for winter.

If you’re planning to hike in Cinque Terre, make sure to carry a sturdy pair of climbing footwear that you just’ve damaged into. Don’t neglect a climbing daypack together with a water bottle or hydration bag, snacks, and hat. Swimming wear can also be necessary, and don’t neglect clothes and sandals for evenings.

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Language in Cinque Terre

Italian is after all the primary language of Cinque Terre, however many individuals communicate English too as Cinque Terre villages are vacationer cities. Don’t fear about not being to talk any Italian right here.

You’ll additionally discover many individuals who work within the tourism business right here will not be Italians. Many foreigners work in Cinque Terre in the course of the excessive season and depart when the vacationer numbers go down.

Security in Cinque Terre

Like different elements of Italy, Cinque Terre could be very secure. The one factor that you must watch out of are pickpockets. They normally work in very crowded areas, so at all times hold your valuables nearby.

Additionally in the event you’re visiting Cinque Terre throughout winter, bear in mind that landslides have occurred on the hills overlooking numerous Cinque Terre villages. These are outcomes of heavy rainfall, so make sure to examine the climate forecast earlier than visiting.

Value of Journey to Cinque Terre

Cinque Terre journey isn’t low-cost compared to the remainder of Italy, particularly in excessive season. Nevertheless, it’s nonetheless reasonably priced for a lot of and that’s why the crowds hold pouring in.

Anticipate to pay round $150-250/evening for a midrange lodge or residence in Cinque Terre. Meals is reasonably priced in easy taverns and cafes, with meals round $8-15. However seafood eating places are after all costlier, with a fried seafood platter for round $20-30.

Day excursions in Cinque Terre are affordable priced. A 3-hour wine tasting tour prices round $60, a kayak journey is round $90 and a full day boat tour prices round US$110.

TIP: Be aware that USD ($) and Euros (€) are about the identical price now. Examine XE.com for the newest forex alternate price.

Sensible Suggestions for Visiting Cinque Terre

As talked about, there are many stairs and steep slopes all over the place within the Cinque Terre cities. For households with younger kids, put together to do lots of weight lifting (of the stroller!).

Wheelchair-bound vacationers might need issue getting round many of the Cinque Terre cities. The most effective village to go to is Monterosso al Mare, which is situated by the ocean and with quick access to trains and vehicles.

It’s not advisable to drive round Cinque Terre, but when it’s important to, there’s a massive open-air carpark in Monterosso, proper beside the practice station. It’s also possible to depart your automobile in La Spezia subsequent to the practice station.

Some lodges even have devoted parking storage, so hold this in thoughts when reserving your Cinque Terre lodges. I normally use reserving.com: there’s an possibility to decide on ‘parking’ in one of many search filters.

If you’re on a decent finances, I like to recommend staying in close by Levanto or La Spezia – each are on the Cinque Terre practice line. Lodging is cheaper and extra genuine. You may simply journey to Cinque Terre on a regular basis because the Cinque Terre cities are simply 5 to 10-min away.

Get pleasure from Your Cinque Terre Journey!

I hope this Cinque Terre journey information has helped you intend your journey to this lovely a part of the world. Don’t be deterred from visiting Cinque Terre due to the expensive lodging and crowds — journey throughout off peak season and guide your Cinque Terre lodge early, and also you’re positive to have enjoyable once you journey to Cinque Terre.

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La Spezia is a port city in Liguria, Italy.

The city is well known for its seafaring heritage, with its 1800s maritime arsenal and the Technical Naval Museum that boasts of ship models and navigational instruments. Meanwhile, La Spezia’s hilltop St. George’s Castle is home to an archaeological museum featuring artifacts from prehistory to the Middle Ages. If you’re more into the arts, there is the nearby Amedeo Lia Museum which exhibits illuminated miniatures, bronze sculptures, and paintings in a former convent. In short, the city, which is accessible by air, land, and sea, has so much to offer, be it for history buffs or art lovers.

For those traveling by land via the railway, take the local train towards La Spezia and get off at your destination and take a cab ride to the city or take the express directly to La Spezia. Major Italian cities with trains that lead to La Spezia include Palermo, Lucca, Siena, Turin, Pisa, Genoa, Florence, Venice, Rome, and Milan.

If you wish to spend more time on the numerous attractions, book into one of these budget-friendly hotels. Read on to find out about the best hotels, Airbnb, and vacation rentals in La Spezia that will leave your wallet happy.

1. Ostello Tramonti

Set on the northwestern hills above La Spezia, Ostello Tramonti lies in the village of Biassa with free WiFi and parking space. The cheap and chic hostel offers simple rooms with a shared bathroom, tiled floors and functional furnishings. There is also a shared lounge with a TV and small library for your entertainment. For added comfort and safety, female-only dorms are also available here. Some of the activities here include hiking, visiting the local library, playing table tennis, shopping at La Terrazze and visiting Cinque Terre.

2. Cinque Terre Sea Sensations

Located in the heart of La Spezia, Cinque Terre Sea Sensations is a best-selling guest house featuring nicely decorated rooms that match a five-star hotel. As a guest, you’ll be treated to a free WiFi and toiletries throughout your stay. The closest airport is Pisa International Airport, which is about 64.8 kilometers away. Some of the activities here include village exploration, hiking, visiting Cinque Terre and shopping at La Terrazze.

3. Grand Hostel Manin

Grand Hostel Manin is a 15-minute walk from La Spezia Centrale Train Station and 300 meters from the ferry port, both offering links to the UNESCO Cinque Terre National Park. Some rooms feature private balconies with shared bathrooms and a kitchen. Free WiFi is available for all guests. If you’re staying here, don’t forget to do some village exploration, hiking, visiting Cinque Terre and shopping at La Terrazze.

4. Giuliana's holiday home

The holiday home owned by Giuliana is located in the central piazza facing the City Theater, and is a 15-minute walk from the central rail station. It’s also close to ‘My Sailing Week,’ an agency that provides daily cruises in sail boats or a nice evening on board in the Gulf of La Spezia (Gulf of Poets). The host and her husband also offer a picnic with a panoramic view, wine tasting, mountain biking and trips to hidden spots. They’d even organize your personal tour with PakoBike, where you get to explore Cinque Terre off the beaten track with their E-mountain bikes.

5. Allesandro's medieval house

At Allesandro’s medieval house, you can relive the medieval Italian royalty life with modern facilities while enjoying the majestic view of the sea. Located in the hilly area of Castellazzo, above the city of La Spezia, the property is a portion of an old castle, carefully restored to preserve the structural characteristics of the time. The room is in the old stables with the ceiling vaults partially open to give you the chance to see the sea while sitting on the bed. While there, you can go biking, alfresco dining and exploring the villages.

6. Giovanna's apartment

The property features a large terrace with panoramic views and is nestled in a quiet residential area within walking distance from the historic centre of La Spezia. The apartment is about 300 meters from the central station, 500 meters from the small harbor for boat trips to the Cinque Terre and is 6 kilometers away from the Gulf of Lerici Poets. You can also do some village exploration and biking.

7. Maurizio's apartment

Ever wondered what it’s like to live in a chic attic, overlooking the city? Maurizio’s apartment is just a five minutes walk from the train station and the city center. Also ideal for day trips to the Cinque Terre and exploring the wonderful Gulf of Poets, the place offers a romantic setting for couples to enjoy alfresco dining.

8. Villa Nina Residence

Villa Nina Residence is a family-run hotel offering eight studio rooms for two to four people to stay in. Here, you get to relax on the terrace with a small garden with benches and tables where you can enjoy the panoramic view of the city and the Gulf of La Spezia. Don’t miss out on sailing and exploring the villages.

9. 88 Miglia

88 Miglia has lovely views across Golfo dei Poeti gulf, which can be seen from the terrace. The gardens are set around about and it’s nice and quiet. Rooms are air-conditioned and there’s a minibar in each one. The private bathroom has a shower and basic toiletries are provided. Free Wifi and TV are available. La Spezia Harbour is 2.2 km (1.4 miles ) and the station is 1.3 km (0,81miles) away. The area is pleasant just to take a stroll around the neighborhood. Free parking and daily maid service, along with delicious breakfasts will make your stay pleasant.

10. HH Il Gabbiano

HH Il Gabbiano is a hotel with a view over the town and ocean in La Spezia. There is a rooftop terrace as well. A buffet breakfast is served and there are vending machines for snacks and drinks. Room comforts include a private bathroom with a shower, free toiletries, and a hairdryer. There’s also a desk, free WiFi, television, and a phone. Rooms are cleaned daily. Pets are allowed (cats and dogs). The hotel is just 0.7 km (0,4) miles) from La Spezia Harbour where you can find the ferry lines.

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Manual for purchasing property in Liguria, Italy

Moving toward Liguria from the ocean the towns look like wonderful film sets. It's anything but difficult to perceive any reason why it is a standout amongst the most mainstream occasion goals for the rich and acclaimed, especially Portofino. Who wouldn't love to cruise a yacht along the coast, halting off at beautiful towns with pastel-shaded places of pink, orange and blue, sticking to the rugged bluffs above lovely straights with angling pontoons swaying around on the reasonable waters. In the event that you don't have a yacht you can appreciate similar perspectives from a ship or joy pontoon.

Over the Liguria locale you can appreciate nature, mountains, culture and occasions, in quant little towns and huge port towns.

In the eighteenth and nineteenth hundreds of years, British and northern European blue-bloods, just as acclaimed craftsmen and writers, started visiting Liguria and any semblance of Byron and Shelley even remained some time. In later years entertainers and pop artists, for example, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kylie Minogue and Rihanna have been spotted here. On the off chance that you have longed for strolling celebrity central, you would now be able to stroll on the longest one on the planet, directly here in Liguria. Propelled this spring celebrity main street right now keeps running among Rapallo and Portofino, however is intended to be broadened further, the point is to emblematically associate the numerous delightful regions of the area.

Arriving

Liguria is in north-western Italy, circumscribing France and the Italian districts of Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany, making it extremely helpful for transport joins. When you have over the English Channel by Eurotunnel or ship, it is then around a 12-hour drive down through France. The most helpful airplane terminals for Liguria are Genoa, Pisa and Nice (France). For instance, Ryanair runs flights from Stansted to Genoa from Monday to Saturday.

You can get the train from London to Liguria in one day, leaving London at around 9.30 and touching base in Genoa by 11.30pm. Once there, great train administrations run up and down the coastline, and transports interface the littler towns. Albeit, a great many people want to investigate the locale via vehicle or take a ship or vessel trip along the coast.

Scene

Liguria has a rough coastline with little shrouded inlets, shorelines and lovely ocean side towns roosted on the bluffs above modest ports. Five of these towns are Corniglia, Manarola, Monterosso al Mare, Riomaggiore and Vernazza, which have turned out to be extremely well known with voyagers, and referred to on the whole as the Cinque Terre. In any case, the entire Ligurian coastline has such a great amount to offer guests and mortgage holders alike. Extending 300 kilometers from Ventimiglia to Ameglia the Ligurian coast additionally brags the Gulf Poets, the Gulf of Tigullio, Genoa, the Paradise Gulf, the Riviera delle Palme and the Riviera dei Fiori. The seaside territories are protected by the mountains and you will see patios upheld by dry stone dividers shrouded in vineyards and olive forests, and broad woods with hundreds of years old trees.

Features

Over the Liguria area you can appreciate nature, mountains, culture and occasions in curious little towns and enormous port towns. The Ligurian coast between Cinque Terre and Portovenere alongside the islands of Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto, offer extraordinary picturesque and social esteem and have been perceived as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Likewise included is "Strade Nuove" in Genoa's memorable focus. The Palazzi dei Rolli (Palaces) date from the late sixteenth and mid seventeenth hundreds of years, when the Republic of Genoa was at the stature of its money related and marine influence.

For the individuals who appreciate strolling in nature there are beach front ways and inland mountain trails, valleys, streams and lakes to investigate.

Liguria offers numerous occasions, celebrations and fairs. The most acclaimed, which is broadcast crosswise over Italy, is the San Remo Music Festival, which draws in popular Italian artists and new ability.

Genoa has a standout amongst the most noteworthy marine life focuses in Europe. The Aquarium was planned by renowned Italian engineer Renzo Piano and is stunning all around. The city additionally has the widely acclaimed International Boat Show, which accumulates the most significant exhibitors from over the world.

The ocean itself is a major fascination, especially for its wonderful marine life. There are whale-watching outings, jumping excursions and swimming accessible with a guide. The Ligurian Sea draws in a few examples of sperm whales and dolphins, in a territory known as the "Haven of Cetaceans."

Towns and towns

The territories of the area are: Imperia, Savona, Genoa, and La Spezia.

Well known vacationer resorts include: Portofino, Santa Margherita Ligure, Rapallo, Sestri Levante with its captivating Baia del Silenzio (Silent Bay), and Chiavari.

Most Beautiful Villages: Framura, Seborga, Zucarello, Vernazza, Varese ligure, Triora, Noli, Montemarcello, Millesimo, Lingueglietta, Laigueglia, Finalborgo, Colletta di Castelbianco, Cervo, Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena, Campo Ligure, Brugnato, Verezzi, Apricale. A depiction of every one of these towns can be found here.

Local Capital: Genoa (Genova), consolidates the old with the cutting edge, with culture, sustenance and structures that are extraordinarily affected by its oceanic history and coastline area. Going for a walk through the rear ways of the old town you will discover Renaissance and Baroque castles and ocean bottom cafés.

Sanremo, the city of blossoms, renowned for the Italian Music Festival and for its old club building.

Bordighera and Alassio, with its three kilometers of fine sand.

Laigueglia and Varigotti, a portion of the diamonds installed in the Riviera di Ponente.

Portovenere – an antiquated angling town with vivid structures

Lerici, with its Medieval stronghold, exquisite manors and lavish nurseries.

Sustenance

The star of Ligurian food is Pesto Genovese, that scrumptious pasta sauce made with basil, pine nuts, garlic, parmesan, pecorino and additional virgin olive oil. Well known along the coast are fish dishes including fish soups and stuffed and fricasseed sardines. Stuffed veal, foccacia and Easter Pie are different dishes not to be missed. In the event that you get one of the well-estimated nation properties, you may even have the option to appreciate olive oil and wine created from your very own territory.

The star of Ligurian food is Pesto Genovese, that scrumptious pasta sauce made with basil, pine nuts, garlic, parmesan, pecorino and additional virgin olive oil.

Purchasing Property in Liguria

Quite a bit of Liguria has maintained a strategic distance from present day improvement and there are various communities and towns that have kept their Italian appeal, in spite of the quantity of guests. Conventions in both style of property and way of life are kept up and the environment is extremely loose, making Liguria a stunning spot to resign. The district has a mellow atmosphere, with summer temperatures coming to an agreeable 27° and midwinter highs of around 12°.

For the fiery there are numerous exercises to appreciate in the farmland and on the ocean. There may even be chances to fire up your very own business identified with cruising, scuba jumping, horse riding, climbing and cycling.

The locale has a wide scope of property on offer including extravagance estates, farmhouses, town houses and lofts. For under €100,000 you can discover inland condos, little houses, country properties and houses requiring redesign. As usual, the closer you get to the coast the higher the costs. In the event that you plan on leasing the property you will likewise find that an ocean view will result in a more noteworthy rental salary and in the top retreats there will be no deficiency of voyagers needing to book. Properties directly on the seafront don't come available to be purchased all the time, particularly ones to remodel, so when they do they should be gobbled up rapidly, especially in the Cinque Terre and Portofino, which are famous and costly. For increasingly moderate seaside properties attempt along the coast among Imperia and Genoa. The Imperia area seems to have the most properties accessible to purchase and there are even properties a little ways from the coast for under €60,000.

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If you’re a keen follower of Along Dusty Roads, you’ll know that we fell a little bit – okay, a lot – in love with Puglia during last year’s road trip.

And for good reason.

This delightful region of Italy, with its stunning coastline, cute little towns and villages and oh so very Italian way-of-life has everything one would hope to find – whether it’s your first time in the country or sixth.

As with every holiday however, knowing a little more about what to expect (and some insider tips from people that have already been) can be the difference between a good trip and a great trip. So, that’s where this post comes in.

Keep on reading to discover 17 really useful things to know before visiting Puglia.

THE FOOD, ALTHOUGH DELICIOUS, IS PRETTY STANDARD THROUGHOUT To those that have travelled extensively in Italy, this won’t come as a surprise. Cuisine here is fairly regional, with most restaurants serving a variation on a theme all year round.

Now, don’t get us wrong, food in Puglia is delicious. Seafood is plentiful and freshly caught in almost all towns, pasta is handmade, the pizza is divine, olive oil is local and we never met a piece of bread we didn’t immediately inhale. There’s no denying however, that it can get a little repetitive. Not a problem if you’re only in the area for a week or so, but if you’re travelling for a couple of months, cooking for yourselves may become more appealing.

For any vegetarians out there, you’ll be pleased to know that this is not a difficult region to find plant-based food, and even in the fanciest of seafood restaurants you’ll find a bowl of orecchiette pasta with a tomato sauce.

LIFE FOLLOWS A SLOWER PACE… This is a part of the world where the beating heart of community is set firmly in the past. This means long siestas, shops opening early in the morning and late afternoon (but not in between) and a true sense that however much of a rush you may be in, it really makes very little difference to those that live here.

Sure, it can get a little frustrating when you want to be productive in the afternoon, but instead of fighting it, go with it. Do your sight-seeing in the morning and save the afternoon for beach time, have an extra scoop of gelato for your afternoon treat to tide you over til your late dinner and generally do what the locals do!

…AND EVERYTHING IS JUST SO ITALIAN Yeah, we know this sounds ridiculous; we were in Italy afterall. However, having previously only spent time in Rome, Venice and Milan, we weren’t prepared for just how Italian Puglia would feel.

Elderly nonnas chatting on the side of the street (each sporting identical haircuts), ‘Ape’ trucks still being used, as, well, trucks, vespas EVERYWHERE and groups of old men playing cards in the late afternoon sun. It was like watching a movie – and all kinds of fabulous!

YOU REALLY DO NEED A CAR As travellers who have spent many an hour (or day) on buses, we’re strong believers that you can reach most places with public transport.

Puglia, however, may be an exception to this rule.

Sure, there are trains and local buses, but using them exclusively to get across this varied region is going to take more time than most travellers have. It also means you may miss many of the small coves and cute little towns that make Puglia so wonderful.

Thankfully, car rental doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. In fact, we got a rental for 10 days for just £250 – including insurance. If you want to know more about our experience and tips for a road trip in Puglia, read this post.

THERE’S AN ABUNDANCE OF ITALIAN TOURISTS Although Puglia has not yet experienced the explosion of tourism so faced by the likes of Cinque Terre on the opposite side of the country, the days of it being an off-the-beaten-track destination are firmly in its past. In fact, after we’d booked our flights and started doing some research, it seemed like everyone was off to Puglia this summer!

There is a silver lining however – outside of Polignano a Mare, the vast majority of tourists are Italian, which means that although there’s still a healthy dose of grey nomads and tour groups, at least you’ll still feel like you’re in Italy.

IT EXTENDS FAR FURTHER THAN OTRANTO… When we were researching this trip, it took some time before we released just how large the region of Puglia was, as most people who had blogged about it stuck firmly to the east coast.

In many cases this was a time-related thing – after all, if you only have three days, you don’t want to spend hours in the car. However, we just want to make clear that there is soooo much more to Puglia than just Polignano, Ostuni, Alberobello, Lecce and Otranto!

If you’ve got more than a couple of days, we implore you to head all the way around the coast, especially if you’re a beach lover.

THE LIDO IS KING – AND BLOODY CONFUSING And, if we’re honest, kind of annoying.

There are some fabulous beaches in Italy, and we happen to be of the opinion that everybody should have access to them. Unfortunately, in Puglia (as in many areas of Italy), large sections of beach along the coast are either completely inaccessible without paying a fee (many of which tout themselves as beach clubs), or covered in privately owned pay-to-play sun loungers which means that those of us that make do with a oversized sarong and artfully crafted piles of sand have no choice but to bed down together along narrow slithers of sand that provide ‘public access to the sea’.

It’s a thorny issue in Italy, and whilst you may see some brave Italians placing towels right at the water’s edge, directly in front of the sun loungers, technically they’re on private property and could be moved along. It unfortunately meant that we pulled up to what we thought as a beautiful beach area, only to find it a horrendous explosion of signs, sunbeds and people, meaning we didn’t even get out of the car.

If the somewhat nuanced rules of these beaches become a little too much for you, consider visiting one of the ‘free beaches’, or spiaggia libera. Although significantly rarer, they at least allow you the opportunity to plonk your towel wherever you damn please!

YOU HAVE TWO AIRPORTS TO CHOOSE FROM Flying into Puglia? You have two choices – Bari in the north, and Brindisi about a two and half hour drive further south.

For those travelling from the UK, Bari is the obvious choice. The flights are more plentiful and a little bit cheaper but in all honesty, if you’re doing a full Puglia-loop, it really shouldn’t matter which one you fly into, or out of.

Oh, and you do know that ‘Apulia’ is just ‘Puglia’ in Italian right?

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YOU CAN STAY IN A TRULLI The trulli dotted across the Puglian landscape are a curious structure. Present for hundreds of years, these cone shaped dwellings have a history that although widely discussed, continue to mystify historians as to their true origins. Were they the result of Greek invasion or deforestation? Or could it be the heavy tax laws of the 17th century, when any permanent structure incurred a significant levy – being able to topple your trulli with the removal of a single keystone would have been of tremendous benefit to poor farmer!

Perhaps we’ll never know, but that doesn’t make their existence – and experience – any less of a Puglian must.

If simply visiting the trulli-heavy spot of Alberobello isn’t quite enough for you (and in another post, you’ll understand why this may be the case…), consider staying in one overnight.

FOR A QUIETER TIME, AVOID AUGUST This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. Kids all over the world have holidays during specific months of the year – choose to take yours at the same time and you’ll be sharing the beach with noisy adolescents and everything from restaurants to boat tours will be chock-a-block with tourists.

Obviously, we’re not saying that to avoid the crowds you have to head over to Puglia in the dead of winter (although we’re sure it would lovely, that ocean deserves to swum in!), but by opting for late June or mid-September, you’ll get the fabulous weather, but with fewer people, cheaper prices and emptier beaches! THERE’S NO ESCAPING THE ‘COPERTO’! The first few times we ventured to a restaurant we couldn’t understand why we were getting charged an additional fee. We’d established that there were service charges levied in many restaurants but the rules of their application didn’t seem clear – a google search revealed all…

The vast majority of restaurants in Italy (and almost all we came across in Puglia) charge something called a ‘coperto’. This is an additional fee, charged per person, that is applied to the bill irrespective of what you eat, how much you spend and where you sit. Generally it ranges between one and two Euro per person, which may not seem very much if sitting down for a large evening meal, but will make you think twice if just nipping in for a quick cheap and cheerful lunch. The charge should be noted in the menu or signs outside.

Note that the coperto tends to increase the closer you are to big tourist destinations or plazas – yet another reason why it’s always a good idea to explore some hidden streets! It is also almost certain to be higher (or supplemented by a ‘terraza’ charge) if you choose to dine in the outdoors space provided by a restaurant, rather than inside.

YOU CAN NIP ACROSS TO MATERA When we were planning the first leg of our road trip, one place kept popping up – Matera.

This remarkable city, one of the longest inhabited in the world – and soon to be the European City of Culture – is a no-brainer when planning your Puglia road trip. Of course, it’s not actually in Puglia (something that embarrassingly took us a while to realise), but don’t you dare let that put you off.

We’ve created a lovely little guide to Matera, full of things to do, where to stay and how to get there – and of course, lots of pretty pictures!

ENGLISH IS NOT THAT WIDELY SPOKEN Not a surprise given that it’s not an English speaking country, but definitely one to note if you’re used to travelling in the north of the country or other popular tourist destinations in Europe.

The larger hotels will be fine, as are hostels, and fancier restaurants should have at least one member of staff who can speak English. But in small eateries, tiny towns, petrol stations, even our car rental depot, we had to rely on our limited Italian.

See it as a fun way to learn a little more about a country, spend some time before your trip learning some basic Italian (a phrase book might come in handy – this is the one that we got) and have fun chatting with locals – you’d be amazed how far a little of the local language can go!

YOU’RE BETTER OFF MAKING YOUR OWN BREAKFAST Breakfast in Puglia (and perhaps all of Italy) is not a fancy affair. Sure, you can have a glass of guilt-free prosecco at ten in the morning – and trust us, we saw this happen A LOT – but beyond this, it’s croissant and coffee. Fine on the odd occasion, but if you’re anything like us, when we holiday we actually enjoy having a big breakfast of eggs, fruit and all the trimmings.

That’s why we love to stay in accommodations with a kitchen – be that a hostel, an AirBnb or hotel-apartment.

ALWAYS STAY IN THE OLD TOWN Every single town and city in Italy has an ‘old town’, a wonderful place of crumbling facades and labyrinthine streets, now returned to ancient splendour by those who left for the new town many years ago.

Naturally, this is where the tourists flock, and for short stays, by virtue of sights and amenities, where you’ll likely spend most of your time. It’s practical – but they’re also so beautiful.

IF YOU STAY OUTSIDE OF THE BIG TOURIST CITIES, PRICES CAN BE PRETTY CHEAP Not long after booking our flights, we began the arduous task of weighing up various accommodation options – unfortunately, that search began in Polignano a Mare. Not keen to shell out a small fortune, we couldn’t believe that the best Airbnb could offer for £100 a night was a shoddy looking apartment in a not-so-great location. We thought Italy was supposed to be more affordable than that?!

It wasn’t until we began searching elsewhere in the region, in tiny towns we’d never heard of – tiny towns many Italians had never heard of – that we discovered exactly how far our money could go.

Obviously, if you’re in Puglia on a short trip (especially if you don’t have a car), you’ll inevitably end up in the larger tourist spots, but if budget is a real concern, do look around. Simply heading a few kilometres out of town or opting for a beautiful place in the countryside can save a small fortune and open up some amazing travel experiences.

THERE’S EXCELLENT WEATHER ALL YEAR ROUND We visited in late September and were amazed at just how wonderful the weather was. Beach days are shorter than the height of summer but with plenty of days breaching 28C we had ample opportunity to top up our tans, and bar one stormy day in Gallipoli, never had to change our plans because of bad weather.

And whilst the winter months certainly require a jumper or two, you’ll still be able to enjoy most of what the region is famous for – just with a little more time to discover pretty little towns rather than secluded coves.

17 REALLY USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE VISITING PUGLIA If you're a keen follower of Along Dusty Roads, you'll know that we fell a little bit - okay, a lot - in love with Puglia during last year's road trip.

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Meet Our Speakers Series: Kate Good

Kate Good is a 28-year sales and marketing veteran for the multifamily industry. She is the Sr. Vice President of Multifamily Development and Operations with Houston-based Hunington Residential. When she is not at the job site, she is traveling the country sharing her expertise with 15,000 industry professionals each year on the topics of new construction, improving underperforming assets and her unique approach to everything related to leasing, retention and marketing.

At the NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) in January, Kate will present two sessions, “Ahead of the Curve: Exceeding Expectations with Innovative Multifamily Communities” and “If You Build It, Who Will Come? Generational Differences & Their Rental Impact.”

We caught up with Kate to get a sneak peek into her session and a few interesting tidbits, too.

NAHB: Without giving too much away, what will people learn at your IBS session? KATE: My goal is to deliver a session packed with ideas that will inspire everyone building or redeveloping real estate today. From simple touches in a bathroom to a flashy amenity program, everyone can take a pile of these ideas and add the sparkle that makes our projects more marketable.

NAHB: Why should people come to the show to hear you speak? KATE: I am not your typical speaker! I have a lot of fun while I am on stage, and I want the audience to have fun too. I am truly excited about these ideas and cannot wait for the next slide to turn. It is like unwrapping amazing gifts.

NAHB: What’s the one thing you are looking forward to the most while at IBS? KATE: I love to see the grandeur of IBS. It is awe-inspiring to me as I see the size of the tradeshow and the millions of people and products that make the home building industry great.

NAHB: What’s your favorite part about public speaking? KATE: I love the moment I turn off my microphone and people head to the stage to chat with me. Some want to tell me about an idea that I should add to my program. Others have compliments, which help me to know I made an impact. But most of all, it is the time I truly connect with industry professionals who I would invite to “my tribe.”

NAHB: This industry has changed dramatically in the past five years. What industry trends are you noticing? KATE: We pay people more! Finally! I have witnessed salaries of our management teams, from site to home office, increase by 30%. We ask so much of the frontline; I have always felt they were underpaid.

NAHB: A random fact you can share with us … KATE: I carried the placard and ushered in the team from Azerbaijan in the 1996 Olympics. I will never forget the feeling of seeing Muhammad Ali lighting the torch.

NAHB: What book did you read last? KATE: This year an author named Brian Alexander wrote Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town. This is the story of a town that was detailed in a post-WWII edition of Fortune magazine because it was considered to be the ideal town for the post-war era. That town is Lancaster, Ohio, and it is where I grew up. The main employer in town was Anchor Hocking Glass and that is the reason we moved there. My dad was a glass salesman during a time of the corporate raiders and increased competition from foreign manufacturing. I learned about what really happened to the town that I loved so much and know will never be the same. You don’t have to be from Lancaster to appreciate this lesson in American business and the cautionary tale that its existence in 2017 will teach. I encourage everyone to read it.

NAHB: What is your favorite travel spot and why? KATE: It is usually the place I just left! In this case, it is where my honeymoon took place, June 2017—Cinque Terre, Italy. You will be charmed by the string of centuries-old seaside villages on the rugged Italian Riviera coastline. Five towns display colorful houses, and vineyards cling to steep terraces, harbors are filled with fishing boats and trattorias turn out seafood specialties along with the Liguria region’s famous sauce, pesto. The Sentiero Azzurro cliffside hiking trail links the villages and offers sweeping sea vistas. It was tough hiking but the view and my bowl of pasta at the end served as perfect incentives.

NAHB: In three words or less, describe your prediction of the building industry in 2018. KATE: Technology takes over.

When you select “full registration” for IBS, you get access to over 140 sessions across 8 different building industry topic tracks. Register for IBS today.

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Italy’s Undiscovered Beaches

Summer vacation in Italy for most typically means making your rounds to Venice, Florence and Rome. Although, what most tourists fail to realize is that summer in Italy is best experienced at the beach. The Italian peninsula is home to some of the most beautiful and pristine beaches in the world. From the natural reserves of Elba, white sand beaches in Puglia, to the rocky coastline of the Amalfi Coast, you are sure to find the perfect escape for your summer holiday.

The diversity of fabulous beaches is seemingly endless. Whether you are looking for a secluded, private beach, posh resort with beachside food and drink service, or a family friendly getaway escape, you are sure to find one in Italy. Not only is the Mediterranean state abundant with secluded and undiscovered beaches, but it also is hard to beat the overall charm, exquisite food and fascinating history that Italy has to offer. Each region with a unique geography, cuisine and culture of their own, you can be sure it will continue to have you coming back for more each summer.

Puglia

The heel of Italy’s boot, this mostly undiscovered region in Italy is home to some of the most pristine beaches not only in Italy, but probably the world. At this unique peninsula, discover beaches where the Adriatic Sea meets the Ionian.

Spiaggia di Pescoluse: Nicknamed the Maldives del Salento (Maldives of Salento), this beach is at the southern most point in Puglia. Grab some lounge chairs and an umbrella for the day for around €10 and experience the white sandy beaches and crystal blue waters. You may even forget that you are in Italy, but instead on a relaxing island getaway.

Baia Verde, Gallipoli: Looking for a livelier beach, head to the coastline just below the fortressed city of Gallipoli. Walk down the sandy stretch, and you will find an array of beach clubs perfect for both those looking to relax and catch some rays or day party. For a live DJ and Aperol Spritz, head to Samsara Beach Club. For a more relaxed vibe with backround music and a bar that serves up drinks and food, Bikini Beach Club is a perfect option.

Lama Monachile Cala Porto, Poglinano a Mare: Wedged between two cliffs, this narrow stretch of beach is likely one of the most picturesque in all of Italy. Join fellow sunbathers along this public beach for a swim in bright blue waters, and possibly even a snorkel into the grottos situated along the parallel cliffsides. After a long day in the sun, stop at the local ristorante, Fly (Vico Cala Porto 13), just above the beach for an aperitivo and chance to watch the sunset from one of the most spectacular terrace viewpoints.

Sicily

The island of Sicily may be one of the most magical destinations in Italy. Seemingly stopped in time, the Italian charm that is Italy truly comes alive here. Surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, there are seemingly an infinite number of options for a seaside vacation. Some of the best in the region are the following.

Cala Rossa, Isola di Favignana: Just off the western coast of Sicily, the Aegean Islands are just a short, high-speed ferry ride from the port town of Trapani. Hop on the ferry for a day trip to the most beautiful of the three islands, to Favignana. Upon arrival, rent a bicycle or scooter and set off exploring the small island escape, hopping from one beach to the next. One you cannot miss is Cala It is truly like something you only see in photos, the waters are so clear that you can see the shadow of boats on the sandy ocean floor below. It is also the perfect snorkeling escape along its’ rocky beach, so be sure to bring some goggles and flippers.

Isola Bella, Taormina: Just below the famed city of Taormina, this quaint and charming beach has a shallow pathway to the island just off the shore. Also referred to as The Pearl of the Ionian Sea, this small bayside beach and nature reserve is the perfect getaway for a relaxing day at the beach.

San Vito Lo Capo: Situated in a protected bay area, escape the coastal winds and grab a lounge chair under the towering Mount Monaco. This low-key, typical Italian beach locale is the perfect way to spend a day at the beach for both singles and families alike.

Liguria

The crescent shaped region in the northwestern portion of Italy, and known as the Italian Riviera. Of course home to the five famed seaside towns of Cinque Terre, though the best beaches lie mostly undiscovered by tourists and are true Italian getaways.

Baia del Silenzio, Sestri Levante: Characterized by fine golden sand beaches, calm waters inside this tucked away bay and its’ beautiful rocky coastline. This is the perfect Italian Riviera beach town for those looking to stay outside the tourist traps of Cinque Terre while also still being a short 20 minute train ride away for day trips to the famed, cliffside towns. A must do in this Italian holiday town is a Catamaran sailing tour that you can find just at the port. Head out into the calm waters for a relaxing and adventurous sailing cruise. Get the chance to jump into crystal waters, snorkel for marine life below, and marvel at the jetting cliffs from the sandy beaches ashore.

Isola d’Elba

Just off the coast of Tuscany, this Tyrrhenian Sea Island is a part of the Archipelago National Park. Specifically known for its’ beaches, it is no wonder that Napolean chose this as his place of exile from 1814 to 1815.

Spiaggia di Sansone: Arguably one of the most beautiful beaches on the island. Head to this mesmerizing beach, if possible on a day without wind, for perfect views into the crystal clear waters. As the cliffs meet the coastline, white sand jets out into the turquoise waters. For adventure seekers, head to the cliff that separates this beach from Sorgente Beach for an opportunity to go cliff jumping.

Sardinia

The largest Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Sardinia is no stranger to ranking among the best beaches in the world. Best compared to Caribbean-esque beaches, with stretches of soft white sand and glistening blue waters, Sardinia’s beach clubs, coves and secluded natural reserves are all bucket list musts when it comes to Italian beach holidays. On this relatively large island, you are sure to find the perfect seaside spot for whatever your holiday needs are, whether it includes relaxation, family friendly or water sports.

Putzu Idu: A highly frequented locale for windsurfers and kitesurfers alike, this beach lies on the northern peninsula of Sardinia. For those looking for a more active Italian holiday, the town surrounding the beach includes quaint vacation rentals and accommodations and typical Italian bars and restaurants for the full setup.

Spiaggia di Piscinas: For a taste of Sardinia outside of the resorts and tourism, make the drive to Costa Verde (Green Coast) for an exclusive beach characterized by golden sand dunes that reach up to 60 meters high and crystalline blue waters.

Spiaggia del Principe: In the renowned region of Costa Smeralda enjoy the views of mega and super yachts just off the coastline as you sip on a cold glass of prosecco with your toes in the shimmering sand. Take a dive into the clear, calm waters and explore the rocky sea sides for a chance to snorkel and explore the marine life in true paradise.

Calabria

The toe of Italy’s boot, Calabria is truly the essence of undiscovered beach gems. Surprisingly hidden from tourists, this region is full of enchanting seaside towns and illuminating blue waters both along the Ionian and Tyrrhenian Seas.

Práia a Mare: In the more northern region of Calabria, known as Cosenza, Praia a Mare lies on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Most notable for Dino Island, a World Heritage Site as a result of its’ sea caves that irradiate underwater light creating an iridescently blue hue to the sea. The beach is also unique in its’ volcanic black sand, giving it a striking contrast between the dark stretches of beach and crystalline waters. For those looking for full beachside experience, there are also plenty of lidos (beach clubs) with lounge chairs, umbrellas and full service bars. For a more naturesque escape, head to the nearby Pollino National Park for windsurfing, scuba diving and snorkeling, as well as hiking.

Tropea: This fabulous white sand beach of the region is often referred to by locals as the “Positano of the South”, and by Ancient Greeks as the “Coast of the Gods.” Lay out on the glistening sands and soak up the rays, gorgeous views of the cliff jetting up from the shoreline and light reflecting off of the marvelous blue waters ahead. On a particularly clear day, keep an eye out for a glimpse of the volcano on the Aeolian island of Stromboli.

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“Lei”dies take Hawaii

My friend Danielle from Architecture at Penn State was the president for the society of architecture students (AIAS) that wrapped up in August 2016. One month later she started in job in Honolulu, Hawaii....AMAZING right?! Two months after her move, myself and three friends booked our trip to visit her. Never in my life did I think I would travel to Hawaii in my 20′s, let alone have my friend MOVE there!!!

I could not have been more blown away at the shear beauty of the islands. The vibrant colors and the contrast of the mountains next to the crystal clear water left my mouth wide open in awe the entire travel. And to share this experience with my best friends made it even that much better. :)

Itinerary:

Thursday, February 23rd 2017: My flight departed Boston at 3pm, quick layover at LAX. The flight to Honolulu had an incredible view. It was pitch black with a million stars in the sky. With no light in sight, the starry sky followed a 180 degree curve of the earth I have never seen before. I should have been exhausted and trying to sleep but all I could do was stare in awe. I landed in Honolulu at midnight. Danielle didn’t wake up to her alarm or my phone calls...but luckily she was also picking her roommate up from the airport too. So the pressure of two people finally got her butt there just 30 minutes late.

Friday: Danielle got us all real leis! So in the most touristy fashion, we decided to all wear ours allll day. :) Danielle had to work, so Julia, Meghan, Kelsey, and I all walked to work with her and then went to breakfast. My breakfast included the first of many taro (purple root veggie) renditions and deeeelicious coffee. Seriously I had no idea the brewed coffee was going to be SO good in Hawaii! We then hike Diamond Head Mountain. Just a bus ride from downtown Honolulu and gives you beautiful view of the city. It was super crowded and started to rain when we got to the top. So treating ourselves with an acai bowl afterwards was a must. Now we tried many acai bowls on our trip, and this one was hands down mine and Meghan’s favorite!!! Besides the purple mashed potato (taro) on it, the natural, grainy honey and bee pollen made it to die for! We then headed to Waikiki beach to relax before grabbing sushi and heading airport for our flight to Kauai! A quick one hour flight, 30 minute drive in the rental car, and grocery store run and we were PTFO at our airbnb.

Saturday: We got up bright and early to hike the Na Pali coast. Hands down the absolutely best hike I think I will ever do in my life!!!! It even beat out hiking Cinque Terre in Italy! The hike starts along the ocean, limitless blue it is incredible. We then took a break at a rocky beach before heading into the mountains where we first hit a bamboo forest. It was beautiful with stone huts and small human traces hidden between the dense bamboo. THEN it got fun with hopping across streams/rivers and climbing up rocks. This was probably the most grueling, fun, and concerning when it comes to rolling ankles because I didn’t bring hiking boots. The hike finishes as Hanakapi’ai falls. It is a 300′ high waterfall that is only accessible by hikers. It is incredibly remote and the rocks that people rest at seem to concave around the falls and make it a very intimate experience. The water was ice cold but oh so refreshing. We were incredibly giddy the hike back because come on, NO ONE expected all of the different elements to be that beautiful. We grabbed some poke (amazing Hawaiian uncooked tuna) and local hawaiian beer and headed to the beach at Hanalei. It felt great to lay out, see the immense mountain range we had just hiked, watch the super cute surfers, and see little Hawaiian kids in awe over the couple getting married on the beach. A couple hours later we started to drive home to only suddenly stop the car and witness a sunset with the most vibrant orange and pink colors all of us have ever seen. Truly it was magical and no pictures can ever do it justice.

Sunday: Adjusting to the time change helped us get up bright and early again to see the sunrise at Kapa’a Beach just a 5 minute walk from our hotel. We then had breakfast (my second favorite acai bowl) at the absolutely cutest place called Hippie Cafe. If I ever open a cafe THIS will be my vision. All natural ingredients, friendly staff, huge outdoor eat spaces, plants/flowers growing that are used in the food. Truly it is a hippie lovers dream...heart eyes emoji to the extremeee! We then drove through the center of the island all around Waimea Canyon. It does resemble the grand canyon except it is a bit more lush with greenery AND you can hear numerous rooster crows echoing everywhere. We went to a black sand beach (the only let-down thus far) and made the long drive to Puka Dog. Truly the best hot dog I have ever had and toootally worth driving too. We then drove through a beautiful tree lined street to get to our helicopter tour! YES we actually did a helicopter tour!!! And YES it was everything and more I could have ever imagined. Kauai is an amazing place for a helicopter ride because it’s terrain is immensely diverse. We saw the canyons, open ocean, and waterfalls on waterfalls. It started to rain in the last leg, BUT it didn’t stop us from this 360 concave area that is around 20 waterfalls hundreds and hundreds of feet high. It is totally unaccessible except helicopter, and the pilot was amazing at getting us very close and at an angle to really feel one with the experience. Gosh I don’t even know how this trip could get any better at this point?! We then showered and headed to a nice dinner in town before passing out very early once again.

Monday: Started our day with another acai bowl and delicious coffee! We then headed to our kayak adventure! We were about 10 minutes into the guided tour when someone frantically was yelling at us from the shore telling us there was major flooding and we could go to Wailua Falls as anticipated. We could either get a half refund or do the tour the next day. Since our flight was later that evening...and we didn’t exactly want the refund...the guide was more then happy to do a improv tour with just us 5! It was awesome!! We went to the fern grotto and no other tourist was in sight. We then went to a secret cliff jumping spot to eat lunch and crack open a coconut too! The guide had adorable pigtails, was stick thin, and was as tan as could be. She whipped out a drum while we were cliff jumping too! She was totally one with the earth and could not have been friendlier. After another amazing (should I have been surprised anymore??) we grabbed some quick poke and rushed to the airport to fly back to Oahu. Julia, unfortunately, flew home to the “mainland” that night so it was just Kelsey, Meghan, and I noodling around while Danielle had to work during the week.

Tuesday: We started our day with breakfast at Aloha cafe and tried ginormous souffle pancakes! When they came out they looked HUGE and we had no idea how we could finish all of that food. But after one bite, we totally could have ordered one more!! They tasted like extremely lightweight angel food cake that just melts in your mouth. YUM! We then picked up a rental car to drive to Pearl Harbor and reserve our tickets for the afternoon. In the meantime, we checked out the Dole Plantation. We got delicious frozen puree pineapple and saw the cutest, tiniest purple pineapples. We then checked out Wahiawa Botanical Garden which had an extraordinary variety of plants for such a small garden! My favorite were the trees that looked like paint was dripping down the trunk. We grabbed some Mexican by the Navy base then head to Pearl Harbor! First time our age group was in the minority the entire trip... Unfortunately either the heavy Mexican food mixed with the dark theater put me to sleep for a majority of the short intro documentary. Then we took a boat out to the site of ... there was still gas seeping into the water. Is this just dramatic effect because I sure hope that someone would have done something to prevent this by now?! It was VERY interesting to compare how Americans market this attack vs. how the Japanese marketing the attacks of WWII. Americans much less tell the facts but go for the heart-felt stories. All in all, Japan bombed the Navy base, not the city of Honolulu. America bombed the ENTIRE city of Hiroshima...civilians and all. All just let those facts simmer for a little... Anywho then we headed to our airbnb at the North Shore. This was our largest hiccup of the trip...the airbnb host wasn’t responding to ANY of my messages and finally 20 minutes before we were going to get a full refund we finally heard from him. The place was unfortunately a drive from the town of Haleiwa, BUT it had the most incredible view of the ocean from the rain shower. At one point there was a double rainbow outside and I don’t think I can ever top a shower view like that. We had dinner at a Opal Thai that had amazing reviews online. We got there with our BYOB wine and after the first hour of waiting and the rain coming down, we decided to open one of our bottles. Another hour and a half later we FINALLY got seated and surprising enough, it was totally worth it. There were no menus, we just told the owner what flavors we like/dislike and he had a series of surprise dishes come out for us. Our favorite was his “special.” When we asked him what it was, he grabbed Kelsey’s had a drew a stingray on it! AMAZING! We went to bed with full bellies and happy hearts (yet again.) :)

Wednesday: A very rainy morning and we still drove along the North Shore to a acai bowl food truck! Obvi well worth the drive. It started to clear up and we had an empty beach to watch the most adventurous of surfers tackle the Banzai Pipeline. We then drove south to an old sugar mill that is turned into a coffee plan/market. Old Sugar Mill was great for touristy gifts and we even got a tour of the coffee plant process. For lunch I had the most amazing pork burrito I’ve ever had at Kono’s. We then drove alllll the way north to sneak into the pools at Turtle Bay. It was very obvious that we did not below but luckily the rain cleared out the pool and allowed us to snatch some left over towels and lay on our chairs to look even more like noobs trying too hard. The hot tubs were nice though...but the resort is much too secluded for me. We showered and grabbed drinks and dinner in town to only pass out early once again.

Thursday: Our last day at the North Shore and finally some sunny beach weather! We did lots of beach hopping. We started at Shark’s cove and wished we had some water shoes to peak around the tide pools. Then we checked out the food trucks and I had the legendary North Shore Shrimp. They were quite huge and were a little too buttery for me but they were still good! We rented bikes and rode towards the secluded residential beaches just north of Shark’s Cove. Then we drove all the way around the eastern shore of the island to get to Danielle’s in Honolulu. This drive will always be in my memory for how close the mountains and ocean REALLY were there!! The tops of the mountains were even covered in a misty haze, which made their heights very deceiving. We had dinner with Danielle at Duke’s, which is right along the water at Waikiki Beach. Meghan and i had been to their location in Malibu with Jenna when i came to visit them one summer during college. Now the Mai Tai’s were good, but the Lava Flow Kelsey got was phenomenal...have pina colada half strawberry daquiri.

Friday: Danielle called in “sick” to work so that we could go scuba diving that day!!! Her roommate is a scuba diving instructor, so we got an amazing deal and personal service when we were there. It is way more difficult that I expected too!!! It feels very suffocating and claustrophobic to go under water because your breath is so controlled. And if you freak out, you have to very slowly come to the surface for air. The first dive I was down waiting for everyone to descend for forever it made it nervous they had forgotten about me. BUT I did have schools of beautiful fish and a couple sea turtles swim verrrry close to me. Because the water was so clear it was way less scary then I anticipated...actually quite calming. The vulnerability aspect and being submerged entirely in a different environment was very freeing. The first dive is where we saw a majority of the sea turtles. The second dive was more cloudy, a longer swim, and we did get to see more varieties of fish. Unfortunately my goggles weren’t clean for the second dive, so I didn’t get to take in everythinggg but it was still awesome. The boat was SO rocky that I felt horrible for all the Japanese tourists (and Meghan lol) that were so sea sick. I knew I would get it too if I stayed on the boat so I snorkeled around while we waited for other divers. Being on a boat was an excellent way to really take in the mountainous island and it’s beauty. We then spent the afternoon at Waimanalo Beach to then see the sunset at the most incredible spot EVER! We had to walk down this narrow dirt path, to then climb down stairs to reach natural rocks that had tons of people playing ukeleles, drinking, and jumping off the edge! Whale were breaching in the distance and it was just truly magical. We never ended up going out ONE night because we did so many activities during the day we were too pooped to get ourselves to go out.

Saturday: We got up the earliest on our last day for...a sunrise hike! We did the pillbox hike, which is quick but you sit at abandoned bunkers to see the water rise over the ocean. We went to the beach were everyone did some early boozing while I took a nap. Then grabbed one last acai bowl and checked out some more hidden gems in the area. We climbed down the rocks to the adorable beach right next to the blow hole AND Danielle and her boyfriend took us to this super sneaky spot that is truly stone eroded away by the tides. We took Meghan and Kelsey to the airport while i then went over to Danielle’s boyfriend’s parent’s house for traditional pupu with this family. So cool! They are Japanese but have lived in Hawaii for 5 generations, but still don’t consider themselves “Hawaiian.” We then grabbed drinks at this super trendy craft cocktail place and then drove to get beautiful view of the city at night.

I would have never expected this trip to have been as amazing as it was. If I ever go to a tropical island in the future, it has HUGE shoes to fill! :)

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rememberthattime · 8 years ago

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Chapter 20. Cornwall

In my Christmas post, I wrote about the months of travel Chelsay and I had booked before my busy season: from February through July, we’d fly to Lake Bled, Belgium, Amsterdam, Seville, Paris, Croatia, Lisbon, and the Azores.

Even with all of these trips booked though, we’d left one bank holiday weekend open… We couldn’t decide on the right destination, so it just stayed empty for months. April soon arrived though, and now only a few weeks out, flights were way over-priced. …And that’s how we decided on our first England vacation. By default.

Chelsay and I chose the country’s southwestern tip and the quiet county of Cornwall. Given its coastal location, I was expecting a leisure-filled weekend of tea & scones along the beach and sandy walks whenever the sun popped out. What we actually got (misty shores, mystical forests, and mythical castles) hit us harder than the salty Atlantic hits the craggily Cornish coastline.

Now 20 “chapters” in, I’ve developed a pattern for how I write each post: start by introducing where we went, share some brief context about what was going on in our lives preceding the trip, and then dig into our adventures.

For Cornwall, providing context of what’s been happening is just referring to the last post. There were only 10 days between our return from Seville and departure for Cornwall, but we still managed to stay busy. Over the weekend in-between, Chelsay and I enjoyed a massive lunch at our favorite restaurant over here (Dishoom), slowly strolled through Hyde Park, visited the London Design Museum for an exhibit on the Russian Revolution (showcasing the radical but unfulfilled architectural blueprints for a Communist capitol city… see our Berlin post for my interest in the failings of Communism), sipped tea at Candella (a tearoom in Kensington that we’d discovered on our college trip to London), and walked through the city’s Little Venice neighbourhood on a rare sunny day.

All that said, for a deeper context on our happenings before the Cornwall trip, we’d have to dig into a subject that weighs heavily on every one of my thoughts each day: the Bears. The NFL Draft fell on the Thursday night before Chelsay and I left for Cornwall… This year, the Bears went 3-13 (the worst season in franchise history), with the only positive being that we’d “earned” the third pick. With a pick that high though, I went to bed confident I’d wake up the next morning to see we’d added a future star.

I awoke at 2:30 AM sensing a disturbance.

Something was wrong… I turned over to check my phone and, to my horror, the Bears had traded half our picks to move up ONE spot and draft the only guy far from a sure thing: Mitch Trubisky. I was up for an hour ranting to my dad… I won’t go into the many reasons this pick is embarrassing, but only time will tell if betting the franchise on a third-team ACC quarterback with 8 total college wins that couldn’t beat out an undrafted free agent for the starting spot was the right call. Either way, I’ll remember that night for a long time.

Our road trip began the next day, and we picked up the car up from Reading rather than London to avoid traffic… driving on the other side of the road is tough enough outside of gridlock.

We’d intentionally reserved the smallest car possible to navigate the tiny Cornish lanes, but rental companies over here are just short on automatics… the only option available was an off-the-lot Jaguar XE: a win for style, but a boat in terms of size. I can’t drive a stick though, so I guess we were “stuck” with the Jag.

It was a pain navigating the boat out of the city, but we made it into the country and it was all open “motorway”, rolling hills, and colorful fields from there. Setting the tone for our mystical weekend, we passed Stonehenge to start the trip. …Chelsay handled maintaining the mood from there.

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The adventures really kicked off the next morning, but not before a classic English breakfast at our charming B&B outside Dartmoor National Park. I write about breakfast in nearly every post… it’s just the most important meal of the day. If there is ever a post where I don’t write about breakfast, the trip probably sucked. Sincerely, my dream is to be reading this in 20 years over a plate of scrambled eggs, sausage, hashbrowns, and a cup of coffee. My dream is also that Mitch Trubisky will have led the Bears to five Super Bowls by then.

Speaking of fairy tales, our first adventure of the weekend would be Wistman’s Wood, a mystical, mossy glen in the heart of Dartmoor. To get there, we’d take a short hike through a valley of rocky tors and open heaths, spotted with (this sounds ridiculous, but I swear it’s true) wild horses and stone circles dating back 4,000 years.

Wistman’s Wood feels even older though… like, Jurassic. The glen is filled with gnarled oaks that battled to grow through grass-covered boulders. Each tree is so coated in moss that you’re sure they haven’t moved in centuries, but the place feels so haunted that I swear they could come to life at any second.

Continuing with the eerie theme, our next stop in Dartmoor was Lydford Gorge, which includes a cavern known as the Devil’s Cauldron. We couldn’t descend into hell on an empty stomach though, so we stopped for a phenomenal lunch at the Two Bridges Hotel, including tea & scones, butternut squash soup, and chocolate & banana cake.

Next was Lydford Gorge, which is another two-mile loop that included a 40 ft waterfall and the Devil’s Cauldron mentioned earlier. The waterfall is probably big by England standards, but having been to Iceland, it’s like following the Vatican with your local church. That said, the walk was especially pleasant (descending into the Gorge through bluebonnet fields and walking along the babbling creek at its base), and the destination, the Cauldron, was well worth the trip. It really reminded me of the Devil’s Pulpit in Scotland: moss-covered rock reaching up about 50 ft, with just a sliver of daylight between the tight walls. Like Scotland (and Wistman’s Wood earlier in the day), the Jurassic Park theme song played in my head.

After the Gorge, we left Dartmoor and headed for dinner on the coast. The forecast said rain the whole weekend, but it was dry at the moment, so we set aim for the prettiest Cornish beach town: St Ives.

St Ives could be any Italian coastal town… Cinque Terre, Amalfi, Positano, etc… it just need to be 40 degrees warmer. Its best feature is the shallow surrounding waters, which give the city’s bay a unique teal color.

We walked the town for a bit and had dinner (and hot chocolate) at a beachside restaurant, with seagulls barking and the smell of the salty Atlantic nearby. As the sun set, Chelsay and I went to play near the waves, getting as close to the break as we could before running away. After a while, we were the only ones on the beach… did we drive everyone else away? Do they all just go to sleep early here? Nope. I looked around and the waves were quickly starting to reach the buildings at the end of the beach… I see now, it’s high tide. Chelsay and I sprinted off the beach just before the waves could catch us.

We retired back to our B&B for the evening, but one thing I want to make sure we remember is navigating the tiny country lanes that night. In our boat car, the single lanes left only inches between us and the hedges that framed the road. If I wasn’t already a pro at driving on the UK side, we’d have just slept in the car.

Luckily we made it to the B&B in Tintagel though, because breakfast the next morning was another treat. This place was even better than the last: with a higher quality full English, better coffee, and views of the King Arthur’s Tintagel Castle.

We’d visit the castle the next day, but the Sunday of our three-day weekend was already committed to exploring the many coastal towns of Cornwall.

Our first stop was Port Isaac, a salty fishing town not far from Tintagel. The weather was rough (misty rain and harsh winds), but the sea was rougher… Heavy waves crashed against the stone coastline, causing a rumble that sounded like thunder. We walked through the town, which hangs along a cliffside before descending into a small cove, and looked on as fisherman in their yellow, rubber coats waded out from the cove to judge the weather conditions. Based on the wind from the below video, my advice would be to wait it out.

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After Port Isaac, we decided to head for Marazion and St Michael’s Mount. The Mount is famous for its causeway, which is only passable during low tide, but sinks under the bay at high tide. Chelsay and I happened to arrive at low tide so we stayed dry as we crossed, but we wanted to return to “walk on water” as the causeway disappeared.

The sun had returned too, so we decided to take a break for lunch in one of the towns overlooking the bay. Passing through Penzance (known for its pirate attacks), we stopped in a town called Mousehole and enjoyed soup, sandwiches, a shake, and famous Cornish ice cream at the Rock Pool Cafe along the coastline.

After lunch, we still had a few hours until high tide, but decided to head back to St Michael’s Mount and explore the beach in the meantime. The low water levels exposed barnacle covered rocks, which trapped several tide pools and some unlucky sea life. Chelsay and I poked around the tide pools for an hour, finding small crabs, snails, and colorful shells.

Eventually, the tide started to rise, and we walked the Mount’s sinking causeway, splish-splashing across as the path disappeared into the bay.

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For dinner, we returned to St Ives, but were so exhausted after that we thought about just calling it a night. There was one town we hadn’t visited yet, St Agnes, but our comfy bed was calling… It would’ve been so easy to just head back to the B&B, but our shared travel priorities (sites > sleeps) led us to St Agnes instead. We were rewarded with one of the top 10 experiences we’ve had in Europe.

While in St Ives, we plugged in the directions to St Agnes. We had to do this in every big city we visited because our cell reception was so poor once we hit the country lanes. I’d seen pictures of the specific site I wanted to visit in St Agnes (an abandoned tin mine on the coast), but figured we’d be able to find it once we got closer. Well, we followed the GPS but it led us into a residential area… Not what I was aiming for, but we didn’t have any cell service to course correct.

One thing I haven’t written about (and never thought I would) is Chelsay’s frequent need for restroom breaks on these trips. I don’t know if she drinks a lot of water or she just has a small bladder, but every time we board a plane, get off a plane, make it through security, make it to the hotel, leave the hotel, enter a tourist attraction, etc, she has to make a stop. St Agnes was no exception, so we had to park the car in this residential area for her to find a public restroom. I wasn’t sure how we’d find the tin mine, and with the sun setting quickly, we’d soon be out of daylight. Chelsay’s bathroom break must’ve been fate though, because the building she went into had a map of the town. I didn’t know the name of the site we were aiming for, but the map showed a mill logo just a few miles away.

With the help of Chelsay’s fateful bathroom break, we arrived at the Wheal Coates Tin Mine at 8:00… just in time for the show. I really hope that I can remember the excitement we shared that night. The barren brick mill stirred a sense of exploration. The rugged coast line and the teal waves thundering below reminded us of the size and power of our surroundings. The bursting wind nearly knocked us over, building the feeling of adrenaline. And the orange and pink sky, with rays of sunshine fading into the Atlantic horizon, provided the stage that hosted this magical setting.

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The next day was the last of the trip… we were tired though, and slow to start. Breakfast nearrrlllyy matched the sunset from the night before, but the most valuable ingredient was definitely the coffee.

We managed just enough energy to head out for the day, starting with St Nectan’s Glen, aka Merlin’s Waterfall (with King Arthur’s Tintagel Castle nearby). There was some sort of “faery fayre” going on in Tintagel this weekend, and the pink and green-haired crowd eat up this type of mystical forest. Luckily we arrived before the crowds, but Chelsay and I knew we were in for something good when the ticket lady told us the waterfall was “charged” and that it “was giving off a lot energy.”

Beyond the “energy” though, our walk through the forest showed yet another side to Cornwall. On Saturday, we hiked through open heaths and rocky tors in Dartmoor. On Sunday, we explored salty Cornish towns and picturesque coastline. Now, on Monday, we were walking through a lush glen and wading knee-high into creeks to find a hidden, mystical waterfall.

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Continuing with the Merlin theme, we decided to make our last stop Tintagel Castle, King Arthur’s castle… or sort of castle. Actually it wasn’t his castle, he was just born there. No, conceived there. What? Okay, whatever, the whole story is made up. Arthur’s or not, the castle ruins were very cool, and the misty rain and bursts of wind provided the perfect mood to explore the rugged remains.

The highlight wasn’t even the castle or coastline though. Just that morning, over our slow and late breakfast, I’d read about Merlin’s Cave, which sits in the bay below Tintagel Castle. The only problem is that you can only find the cave during low tide, which wouldn’t be until 2:00. Well, it was 1:00 when we were leaving the castle, so Chelsay and I decided we were close enough. We headed for the beach, and given our aggressiveness, were the first and only to explore the cave.

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While the waves crept into the cave from both ends, I thought about how surprising of a trip Cornwall turned out to be. This was our domestic-by-default trip because flights had gotten too pricey! Like Iceland, Greece, Scotland, and Seville before though, this weekend still delivered something exciting and unique every single day. The mark of a great trip is the number of memorable activities… and between Wistman’s Wood, Lydford Gorge, St Ives, Port Isaac, St Michael’s Mount, St Agnes, St Nectan’s Glen, Tintagel Castle, and Merlin’s Cave, Cornwall certainly proved to be much more than a filler trip.

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