Day 12 - Monterosso and Vernazza

These 2 villages are more ritzy than the other 3 - Monterosso is quite big and the more wealthy tourists stay here! Split into 2 parts really with the older on one side and the newer part on the other side of the hill.
The path from Corniglia to Vernazza has been closed periodically and the path from Corniglia to Manarola has been closed for the last year as there have been rockfalls. we used the train, however, as Sharon's hips and back couldn't take the 2-hour walk, up and down hills, to Vernazza! Kim was willing!

Enjoyed our day at both these places - weather has been awesome for pretty much the whole holiday but the wind of the previous day meant the ferries were not running again. We had wanted to take the ferry from Monterosso to Riamaggiore but couldn't. So ended up taking the train again, along with hundreds of other people. The area is so beautiful but it's a shame there are so many tourists - us included!

We decided that the village we stayed in - Corniglia - picture below - was the quietest and therefore the best!