Headed to the 5th town: Monterossa. It was very busy and very crowded with all the tourists at the beach. We just had a quick look around and jumped in the water before starting the LONG trek to the next town Vernazza. To make a long story short: walk took about 2 hours, the heat was insane with humidity at 70%, we only had one bottle of water and we basically climbed up the mountain to the very top and back down again. I thought I was going to die! I love hikes...

La Spezia is absolutely gorgeous !!! Beautiful old buildings and a stunning coast line not far from our bed and breakfast. It's a lovely room as well, a ton of space and we are in the center of everything. Our second night here they had their annual Palio del Golfo- a rowing race between the 13 towns throughout the area. It was very busy- everyone dressed in their teams colors, it was very interesting to watch, and a little confusing as well... So many ballon s...