My latest trip to Italy included my first visit to Cinque Terre along with some friends. I was a little reluctant to visit such an overly crowded tourist destination at the beginning of summer since no one likes a place that feels like Disneyland with bad food and servers grouchy from dealing with tourists all day. Despite the crowds, lackluster food, and tourist shops galore, there was one restaurant in Cinque Terre that stood out. Towards the end of our hike between the five towns, we stopped in Manarola for a few hours. After a swim in the cove, we dried off in the sun (no fun carrying towels on a long hike!) and set off for dinner in the hills of Manarola. Trattoria dal Billy was our destination, and our delicious dinner was accompanied by a gorgeous sunset view on the terrace.
Starting with our appetizer of fish carpaccio caught from the sea below (I wish I could remember what kind of fish),
Hi Wandering Voyager,
ReplyDeleteWe ran across your blog because it sounds a lot like our site ... and we couldn't agree with you more. The problem with the Cinque Terre is that they have just tried to soak up as much money as possible without putting together decent traveling comforts. Tourist traps everywhere. In fact, that's why we put together our travel service voyagertrips.com. check us out. even though from the sound of it, you probably like to make all of your travel plans by yourself, maybe you know someone else who might be interested.
enjoy your next voyage, wherever that may be.
Douglas