Travelogues Liguria

Yesterday we visited the Cinque Terre. Those who know will know, those that don’t; they are a series of five villages perched on the hillside on a large curved section of coast....

After the cool night in Lörrach, we packed up quickly in the morning. It was Monday morning and I didn't want to arrive in Genoa too late because of traffic jams. OK... I guess...

Bike tour from Lake Viverone to the Cinque Terre and La Spezia

Saturday was all about the dogs. Fairly early (for us), we were up and out to the Ceriale (free) dog beach. It turned out to be a very tatty, flotsam filled rocky excuse for a...

After taking the ferry to Piombino, we chose a stopover in a place called Sarzana, which we had never heard of before. It is located in Liguria near La Spezia. Once again during...

After successfully completing the skill course E80 along the French and Italian Riviera, with just one near-accident, we are happy to have arrived at our super friendly landlord...

3:30 AM. The alarm clock doesn't ring, it threatens. While normal people turn over for a few more minutes, we hop in our cars and dash off into the darkness. We did it, perfectly...

We set off by car early in the morning to Sanremo with an overnight stay in Milan. Upon arriving at our accommodation, we only stayed in the city center of Sanremo or at the beach...

Stage 3 - Cinque Terre

Everything comes to an end, including this vacation. However, we are so well-rested that we almost look forward to going back to work. One last time, we eat at the beach, enjoy...

Cold night at Lake Como, minus 5 degrees Celsius. At 4 am, I had to turn up the heating. 10 degrees were not enough, it had to be 14. In the morning, sunshine again and the...

Friday / Venerdi, July 3, 2026 – Day 6 Wake-up at 7, departure at 8 to La Spezia. Easily found a parking spot in the train station garage (Parkcentrostazione) and immediately a

I wonder if there are any zombies hiding here?

We stayed in La Spezia and also visited two places in the surrounding area: Portovenere, the popular port city among tourists, and Sarzana, a quiet town with a beautiful old town.

We fly to Milan and take a train directly to our first stop, Bonassola. A couple of train stations north of Cinque Terre. 3 overnight stays at Hotel Rosé ***. Each breakfast...

Finally summer again! This time we didn't wait long and went to Sicily on the first day of our vacation. The weather forecast was "promising". 42° on Wednesday. But most of the...

The morning started again with an Italian breakfast. The croissants were really delicious 🥐😋 And Fico wanted to take a ride on the fan carousel before the drive 😂🤦🏼‍♀️🎠...

I was amazed myself. Contrary to all fears, the express delivery had actually worked. After the morning meal, the spirits actually returned and the runny nose stopped as well....

Wednesday was travel day. The journey was a relatively short 2.5 hours along the coast from France in to Italy. We did catch a glimpse of Monaco down on the coast, but otherwise...

The first night in Italy was quite pleasant. It was still a chilly 5°C at night, but compared to the previous days, we didn't need the heated blanket this time. From Lake...

To leave Santa Maria del Taro, I really had to push myself. But it was time to get out of the cozy apartment and embark on the next ultra-long stage in the early morning autumn...

We slept pretty well today. The rooster only crowed once, and that was in the middle of the night. But we skillfully ignored him, and eventually he gave up. After a hearty...

The villages in the Cinque Terre National Park were only accessible by boat until the construction of the railway in the 1870s. We wanted to take the train to the coastal hiking...

Friday 26.5. (30 km) The Italian suggested that Porto Fino must be great but after hearing that it's the place of the beautiful and wealthy, we don't want to go there (it would...

The first glimpse of La Spezia

So it should rain now. I could have spent one or two days being lazy. But since the forecast for the whole week was unsettled and increasingly worse with continuous rain, I had...

Dolceacqua in all its splendor

The Italian Riviera offered some beautiful views and picturesque places along the coastal drive, but it was already too crowded for our taste in early June.

Heute dann waren wir in Chinque Terre, die italienische Riviera, sehr schön, aber auch sehr voll mit blöden Touristen. Ich war voll, sogar schon um 7! wach, das kann ich voll...

Monday 15.5. ( 88km) Always downhill through Majola 😊 Country 4: ITALY Finally sun and hot! After we set up our tent at Lago di Mezzola on an old hotel area, a guy comes...