Monterosso

Liguria, Italy                  Map of Riviera di Levante, Italy                All photos by Hetty

27th April 2015                                                                                    Introduction to this holiday

Coming from Levanto, we arrived at the ‘new’ part of Monterosso. There is a giant holding up a terrace at the end of the beach

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We saw lots of cacti, in gardens and on the cliffs

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We walked past this watch tower

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around to the old part of Monterosso, which we looked down on as we continued towards Vernazza. Overlooking the town is a former monastery

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On a wet day we returned to Monterosso and walked up to the monastery

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Behind and above the monastery is a cemetery

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Behind the town are steep terraces

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In the narrow streets

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