Day 13 and we wake up to breakfast brought to our door: cappuccinos, cornettos (croissants filled with jam) and yoghurts. Also a few random breakfast items: pork liver pate, alpine cheese (made in Austria, imported by by a company from New Zealand) and Aloe Vera flavoured yoghurt. Hmm... We decided to walk along the Sentiro Azzurro today - a hike that takes in all 5 cinque terre villages in about 12km. We walked east to Riomaggiore, the largest of the five and t...

Wanting to make the most of our remaining time at Le Hameau (and also in an attempt to burn off a few of the very many calories we have been consuming) we headed down to the pool for a pre-breakfast swim. The pool area was so very beautiful, with stunning views down to the med over what we reckoned must be Antibes. Breakfast was, and we don't take this lightly, probably the best hotel breakfast either of us has ever had! On the shaded terrace, the buffet consist...