We think a lot about the question of sustainability in the Cinque Terre. In part, it’s a professional concern: we run study abroad programs on the subject, as well as alumni trips that use sustainability as a focal point. But in part, it’s just a logical concern for anyone living […]
Monthly Archives: November 2015
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Punta Mesco, the imposing treeless rock that juts up out of the Mediterranean and marks the northwest boundary of the Cinque Terre, is actually fifty percent within the confines of Levanto. But since you can’t actually see it from Levanto unless you are in a boat, it’s probably fair that […]
It took us four years, but we finally made it up to the summit of Monte Rossola this past weekend. Ever since our trusted boat captain Marco told us about the views from up top in 2011, we have wanted to go, but between the kids and the job and […]
The Via dell’Amore — the most famous part of the Cinque Terre — was closed in September 2012 because of a rock slide. Since then, we have watched countless tourists arrive in one of the two towns the walkway used to connect (Riomaggiore and Manarola), stop speechless in front of the […]