{"id":3538,"date":"2020-08-15T23:11:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T21:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/?p=3538"},"modified":"2025-08-14T19:37:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T17:37:13","slug":"monterosso-al-mare-cinque-terre-satul-statiune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/en\/2020\/08\/monterosso-al-mare-cinque-terre-satul-statiune\/","title":{"rendered":"MONTEROSSO AL MARE, Cinque Terre \u2013 the resort village"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I run from my room down\nthe valley, to the small port of Riomaggiore, to catch the ship. Today is a day\nat sea, up to Monterosso al Mare<\/strong> (an\nonly 25 minutes travel, don’t think I’m going on a cruise…).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is the last village coming\nfrom Portovenere and the last one in the chronological order, because it has\nbeen found in documents only around 1400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From the ship that has just arrived to pick us up, we hear an “ooooh”, a sign that the tourists coming down here with luggage notice the multitude of stone steps they have to climb with their suitcases. Well, they still have no idea what awaits them…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The travel by sea is beautiful, I can practically see all 5 villages from the sea. And I can also listen to some information that is given to us via the loudspeaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I can vaguely see\nMonterosso al Mare, a horizontal, plain village, different from the others,\nwhich are more vertical, perched on a hill. That’s a good thing, because there’s\nno more climbing, no more stairs! Thank God!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is the only village\nin the area that has sandy beaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For you to better understand,\nI will tell you that Monterosso al Mare has two distinct parts: the old town<\/strong> and the beach<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you come to\nMonterosso al Mare by boat, they leave you in the old town. If you come by\ntrain, get off right at the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The two parts of Monterosso al Mare are connected by\u2026 what else, but a tunnel, to be in line with the other villages. A tunnel of a few hundred meters, straight, where, from time to time, there are cars passing, so your walk is sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right, sometimes in the center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you come here with luggage, make sure they have wheels, otherwise, from the train station to your accommodation in the old town, you break your back\u2026 You have to walk about a kilometer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MONTEROSSO AL MARE \u2013 THE OLD TOWN<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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It is the area dominated by medieval buildings, defensive walls, with narrow medieval streets and colorful houses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You have terraces, restaurants, bars, shops with local products or products brought from Asia\u2026 It’s a nice hustle and bustle here, specific for a touristic small town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n