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Cinque Terre

The area known as the Cinque Terre( five islands), on the Italian Riviera overlooking the Mediterranean in the North just above La Spezia, gives you a true taste of an old timeage. Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore are actually five villages perched on the perilously steep, fertile,and, erraced hills covered in grape vines,olive,groves, and fruit trees, whish drop directly into the sea. These clusters of brightly coloured houses hewn into the rocks are really only accessible on foot, by train, or via the water, and are protected from modern development.This extremely romantic “ no-car zone” seems frozen in time. Many people walk from village to village ( it’s a total of about 5miles), with the via dell’Amore. Or Path of Love, from Riomaggiore to Manarola,a particular stretch with couples. Others take the train that stops at each village, or you can combine the two. Make the effort to also visit Portofino just north of the Cinque Terre, a pretty little port popular with the international jet-set. I have never been there but they say its amazing e there, like everywhere else in Italia.

An overview over Cinque Terre.

 This, is the  typical plantations you see when you come to those five islands. The people also working as a team, taking care of each others plants, grapes, trees. Its very steep mountains. Lovely plant abundance.

Manarola, next stop!  Here you can travel by train, but i suggest you to have a long distance walk like the good Italians doing.

When come along, the Path of Love, you see these love chains everywhere.  For always protecting their love for each other<3<3<3

One of my tourists last year. I wanted to have a picture of them in the nest of strong love chains 🙂

I can really recommend this wonderful amazing place. If your are very active in sports and hiking there are some beautiful areas for you to get in love with.

Naples

Used by many as a base for many travels to visit Pompeii, Sorrento ,and the Amalfi coast. The city itself is also wort a visit, with its eye catching effect created by apartment blocks climbing the  hills overlooking the bay. Vesuvious looms in the distance in luscious landscape growing  in the fertilesoil produced by the volcano. My first time in Pompeii was outstanding…just imagine to walk on the same grounded stones like the romans and the greek people did, when the Roman Imperial was a statement, that is history, dear friends. So, pls study more and discover the Campania regione in Italia. Check out the local hot springs for a thermal treat, did you know that the Italians and the greek people are those in Europe, visiting most spas per year. Its keep your spirit and soul alive, to relax and enjoy a good thermal bath.  Or find a boat that offers sea trips along the Amalfi coast. Once, I lived right infront Castel dell’Ovo whish are placed down by the seafront in the bay of Napoli. The legend says that it was an Roman poet Virgil, they thought was a magic man in the medieval and had put an magical egg under the castle to protect and make the castle live with greatness, that’s why its named after an egg ! Try some Neapolitan coffee (they heat up the cups, so watch up or you will burn your sweet lips) and surprise yourself how different a pizza made in Naples taste. They consider that its only 2 pizza to be served-  Margherita and Marinara pizza ”pure and rustic”  as the Italians want their food. Why, you need to complicate food? Only love is complicated 🙂

On our way to Sorrento…..

That little piccolo island in Naples was a prison for young persons. Seems quite nice just to look from over here, though..

Here we see the sadness of Napoli streets…

 Love those, for me hidden, Lady and the Tramp streets…. mysterious, narrow and for some persons, dangerous in Napoli.

The Spanish Quarter is not to be for a tourists….. but as Im not the woman how are so afraid we had to walk by … Me and my colleagues had great fun when we came up to this pharmacy were they also sold a bicycle and a plasma TV….hahahah! I love it! Some variations in the pharmacies in Italia 🙂

Under this Castello, its the magical egg….

Pompeii

Incredible, that its preserved so much of what the Romans builted. It was partially destroyed after Vesuvius had his(maybe a her..hihi) eruption 79 AD. Just imagine nearly 1700years later they found Pompeii, again under all the ash and other stuff:) Its really emotional to walk on this streets were you can breath history.

Here its a special gallery inside the little village of Pompeii were you can see preserved things that they have found under all the ash.  Also skeletals that they have taken care of and made them mummified like this guy.. The people living here at this decades were very short, I remember our local guide told us.

Monte Vesuvio, one fantastic picture that I took on my way around the Amalfi coast, when I had the opportunity to work in Campania Regione.

// All the pictures is private taking by me, and Im gonna preserve them in my computer and in my memory as long as I live. I see so much beautiness on my road when Im working …. Im lucky, it enriches your heart someting immensely.