Itinerary

Sunday

Rendezvous with The Wayfarers in La Spezia for your transfer to Portovenere, a medieval harbor village, for a Welcome Dinner and Introductory Talk.
Overnight: Portovenere

Monday

Wooded tracks lead us from a tiny hilltop village to an easy walk along the Cinque Terre Peninsula beside the shining Gulf of La Spezia. We hike to Riomaggiore where we have lunch. Our afternoon walk takes us via the “Via dell’amore” to Manarola, where we board the ferry to Monterosso and continue by train to our seaside hotel in Sestri Levante.
Overnight: Sestri Levante

Tuesday

We explore the hilltop village of Volastra where locals still tend the steeply terraced vineyards that form a giant amphitheater overlooking the sea. Seated in the shady garden of a trattoria, we enjoy a leisurely lunch before continuing to the lovely port town of Vernazza and on to Sestri Levante by train.
Overnight: Sestri Levante

Wednesday

After a short drive, we hike an ancient mountain trail through forests and pastures. We marvel at the outstanding views of the sea in one direction and forests and mountains in the other. We lunch on an elegant terrace overlooking the sparkling Ligurian Sea and descend to Rapallo by cable car, and on to our seaside hotel for dinner.
Overnight: Camogli

Thursday

Our trail leads through oak and chestnut forests along an ancient route to the charming village of Portofino. We enjoy our lunch in a quaint little restaurant which serves tasty spagetti with pesto, prepared in the traditional Genovese way, in a small piazza very close to the harbor. After lunch, we explore the old harbor, wander around the tiny streets with their yachting boutiques and art galleries, and walk to the lighthouse at Punta Portofino, before boarding a ferry for the voyage back across the bay.
Overnight: Camogli

Friday

We walk to Punta Chiappa, where we board a boat to take us past the towering cliffs of the Portofino National Park to the 1,200 year-old monastery of San Fruttuoso, accessible only by sea or on foot. We climb the many steps to join well-worn by-ways known to the monks of old and wind our way through olive groves and pungent pine forests, high above the sea. We return to Camogli for our Farewell Dinner.
Overnight: Camogli

Saturday

The Wayfarers transfer you to Santa Margherita Ligure Rail Station and see you safely on your way.

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