Cinque Terre itself was beautiful - we got up relatively early and hiked to the next town, Corniglia - and then on to Manarola. The paths were very well maintained and took you straight up the rocking hillside. The Cinque Terre region is also well-known for some of the best olive oil, which is pretty mild and subtle. So as we passed through olive groves we picked up some olives. Since they are really meant for oil production, they tasted horrible - but we'll see if we can grow some when we get back to the US.
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Italy: Cinque Terre
Cinque Terre itself was beautiful - we got up relatively early and hiked to the next town, Corniglia - and then on to Manarola. The paths were very well maintained and took you straight up the rocking hillside. The Cinque Terre region is also well-known for some of the best olive oil, which is pretty mild and subtle. So as we passed through olive groves we picked up some olives. Since they are really meant for oil production, they tasted horrible - but we'll see if we can grow some when we get back to the US.
