Duomo From the Tower

View From the Tower

Elvis in Florence

Cinque Terra Hike

The organization Fun In Florence arranges trips for students to experience the region as well as Florence. This is the same org. that arranged the cooking class. We met at 7:15 am and took the train to Cinque Terra National Park along the western coast. Our guide, Remigio, led us from Riomaggiore to Manarola to Comiglia and then stopped for a quick lunch. Remigio hustled us off to Vernazza, which was a steep and difficult hour and a half climb. The descent down to Vernazza was difficult but we were rewarded with a swim in the cool Mediterranean Sea, refreshing. The water was spectacularly clear. We then boarded a ferry to Monterosso where we caught the return train back to Florence. A tiring but good time was had by all.