Italy Day Nine: The Cinque Terre (my favorite day!)

When anyone asks me what my favorite part about Italy was, I tell then without hesitation that it was the day that we went to the Cinque Terre, the villages on the Italian coast that we visited my boat. It seriously felt as if we had entered into some sort of magical land. I half expected to see Prince Caspian's Dawn Treader to pass us by or to see a mystical creature amid the lush mountains as we rode the boat, gazing at the scene around us. I took pictures, but there is no way that they can accurately portray how beautiful it was. 

One of the villages

The Cinque Terre was definitely the most gorgeous place that I have ever been, but then again, prior to Italy I had hardly done any traveling. Our trip guide (Andy), however, said that it is his favorite place, and he has traveled many, many places so I think it's safe to say that the area is pretty amazing. 


We spent the day traveling by boat to the different villages, staying at each one for about an hour. 

It was foggy that day - but I thought the fog actually added to the beauty

At one of the villages we stayed for a few hours and were able to go swimming in the sea! The water was very cold, and the beach was covered with stones that were quite hard on our feet, but I still had a great time swimming :) 

One of my favorite pictures from the trip (taken at the last village we stopped at)

At the last village, a few of my friends and I discovered the way to the remains of a medieval castle - an exciting way to top off an already great day! 

To me, the day was nearly perfect. The only bad thing that happened when it started to rain toward the end of the afternoon. We were on the boat, and the water started being choppy (which made me feel a little queasy - yuck). Plus we were sitting on the area on top of the boat and got a little wet. That was the only major difficulty, and overall, the day was simply magical <3