So we returned to Manarola after having to go all the way back to Monterosso. It wasn't too bad, we only lost about an hour overall. But it was frustrating having the camera say it was 3/4 full at 10.00 a.m. then completely die an hour later.
Manarola was my favourite town in the Cinque Terre. It is such a cute, lovely town and has lots of interesting shops and yummy places to eat.
We had lunch at one of the restaurants down by the harbour, we sat on their outside terrace and it was a nice break from the hot sun. They brought us heaps of bread with Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar to start, then Bradley and I both had Ravioli. I had Pesto and Bradley had Gorgonzola. They were both so delicious. We chose not to have any wine with lunch, since we still had 2 other towns to visit. I didn't want to be falling asleep after a lunch of pasta and wine in the middle of the day!
Italian's have quite big meals, everyone around us was having a starter and a main, but this is just way too much food for me at lunch. Even at dinner, they expect you to have a starter, entree and a main, plus dessert and coffee. We were lucky if we managed a starter, main and coffee!
All the towns in the Cinque Terre have their churches built in the hills overlooking the town. So we wandered up through the town to see the church and the amazing views overlooking the Mediterranean.
Yummy Pesto ravioli!
The bottom of the climb up to the church
View over Manarola
After Manarola it was off to the next town, Corniglia, which is at the top of the hills, the only town not directly on the water. It's reached either by over 300 steps, or a long winding road... guess which one we took.
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