When we first arrived in RioMaggiore, we checked out the lower village near the train station, then stopped for supper at a delightful cafe with a precipitous view of the bay, and met up with our host and hostess later in the evening.
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Outside the train station was a small plaza with a fountain and murals depicting the laborers who shaped the vast terraces in the area by hand. |
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| Supper on the patio with a glorious view over the harbor below | |
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| Evening rapidly gave way to night and some haunting views of the local church | |
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| From here we went to Volastra with our hosts,
returning to RioMaggiore later in our stay.
More of RioMiaggiore
A pictorial map of Manarola and RioMaggiore, connected by the Via dell' Amore trail |
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Downtown street cafe and market |
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| Soccer jerseys, a Jolly Car, and spiral garden staircase along Rio's main street | |
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| Taking a scenic hike through the village and up the side of the hill | |
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| past an enormous oleander to a giant bonsai tree | |
Views of our lunch spot across the bay |
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Overlooking the bay from a garden above town |
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| Back for a daytime visit to the church that we first saw the night we arrived | |
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| Scenes from inside the church | |
