Cinque Terre: Vernazza
After exploring a little bit of Corniglia, we went to Vernazza, the neighbouring village. Train fare is 1.80 Euro from Corniglia Station, and the ride took less than 10 minutes.
Just in front of the station, there’s the main street, Via Roma, that is lined with little cafes, restaurants, shops, grocery stores as well as colourful houses and steps that lead to more cliff houses. Vernazza is packed with tourists, unlike the quiet Corniglia, but nonetheless, the village is beautiful.
Via Roma, Vernazza.
Shops, cafes and houses at the main street.
Via Roma runs to the main square through Via G. Guidoni. The main square, known as Piazza Marconi, is where the small natural harbour is located. Having a small harbour with an amphitheatre shape makes it the most quaintest of the five villages. Local fishermen dock their colourful boats here and unload their catch of the day that they will immediately sell to the restaurants around the village.
After spending time at Piazza Marconi, we walked up the trekking steps that lead to Monterosso Al Mare. We made it just to the top to view Vernazza from up the cliff.
Then we went down and climbed the opposite steps that lead to Corniglia. At first we wanted to walk all the way to Corniglia which is 1 and a half hour away but we skipped the idea because my shoes were not meant for hiking. And we actually have to pay 7.50 Euro to continue walking. We thought we just get down and take the train and pay 1.80 Euro instead. Cheaper and safer. ;P
The view was breathtaking. We glad that we climbed the cliff.
We had a nice lunch at a restaurant by the cliff which is called Bar Ristorante La Torre. The waiter, Andrea, was friendly and recommended us nice lunch and learned some Malay Language from us. He wished us Selamat makang. Yup, Vernazza can be like Terengganu. Few minutes later his cook came and wished us Sala makan.
We had a great time at Vernazza. Climbing up to the top to have the beautiful view and food was the best thing that we did here. If we ever visited Cinque Terre again, we will make sure to wear hiking boots and hike to all five villages.
11 Comments
Sya
There’s so many splash of colours! Colourful buildings, colourful boats, colourful umbrella…hehe
Sya
Your lunch looks so yummy
imaisha
Vernazza yg berwarna-warni ^_^ mmg menggamit hati untuk dtg melawat Itali 😉
Tingginya ombak dan indahnya pemandangan di puncak <3
Selamat makang or sala makan 😛 Makanan nampak menyelerakan!~
emila
Hehehe comel je Sala Makan.
emila
Memang sedap. We all share tiga orang. Tak kenyang but mencukupi untuk tambah tenaga hehe.
emila
Indeed! Kalau summer, lagi colourful sebab orang pasang payung kat beach, etc.
Joanneezah
Such a breathtaking view!! I wish i was there 🙂
imaisha
nasib baik juga chef tak sebut Salah Makan.. dah jadi maksud lain pula.. hihi..
Hazural
maybe ada orang dari terengganu yang merantau kesana dan terhasilnya ‘makang’… kan??? hehehe
Hazural
unik sangat penempatan di bahagian ‘tanjung’ nii..
Hazural
mee too!