A Rambling Writer Rerun: Italy, part 20: Cinque Terre’s Path of Love

Your Italy retro Virtual Vacation continues as Thor and I walk the path between Cinque Terre villages and take some beach time.

NOTE: For a virtual vacation and time-travel, join Thor and me in 2008. Italy! Starting with highlight photos posted here on Saturday, June 15, I’ll continue this rerun series every week, with occasional interruptions for other Geezer Adventures. Join us in Rome, Florence, Cinque Terre, Venice, and Milan. Buon viaggio!

The clouds continued in and out, and the sea was stirred up, but we had another hot day for the 15-minute, easy walk from our room in Riomaggiore to the next village, Manarola. This section of the Sentiero Azzurro (Blue Path) is the popular Via Dell’Amore (Path of Love, or Lover’s Lane).

Sadly, Lover’s Lane was one of the sections severely damaged by the terrible mudslides and rockslides of 2011 (see my previous post in this series), and it’s been closed since then. There is reconstruction happening, with reopening of this very popular trail possible in 2023 or 2024. We were ready for a swim to cool off, but decided to pass on this detour:

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