09.10. – Day #60: Bella Italia

Today was short in km as I wanted to rest my legs but rich in views.
After ascending the hillside west of La Spezia, I came out of a tunnel and could see this spectacular scenery of the Mediterranean Sea.

First I visited Riomaggiore, the most southern town of the Cinque Terre.
After lunch I headed to Manarola and enjoyed a swim in the ocean, the sun, food and a beautiful sunset.
It felt good to have a short day on the bike and to have leisure time 🙂

Tomorrow I will ride all the way up to Monterosso and use a train to visit the remaining towns.
It’s very tough to do 300m altitude for every town when my muscles are tired already, so that seemed to be a good option.

Ciao,
Peter