Out of season in the Cinque Terre, on trails between heroic vineyards. And away from the crowds.
Yesterday, the periodical Dove from Corriere della Sera published a beautiful article that tells the story of our territory with a different, deep, and authentic perspective.
It speaks of terracing and dry stone walls, of a vertical landscape that requires time to be understood. Of the beauty of the trails and the charm of late autumn. When tourism slows down, and the Cinque Terre reveals its truest soul, the one that « smells more of land than of sea. »
Here are a few passages that struck us:
A vertical landscape, rising steeply from the coastline to the forests and cultivated fields, narrow terraces so thin they seem impossible, held together by a tangle of terraces (locally called cian), stone staircases, and dry stone walls: the retaining walls to tame the land, the ones for placing baskets of grapes and tools for heroic agriculture, where everything is still done by hand.
An ancient little world that requires time to be visited. Because from the train — the best way to travel, running through long tunnels carved into the mountain — the Cinque Terre cannot even be seen. Because boats struggle to reach them as soon as the sea gets a bit rough. Because the winding, steep, and narrow roads can barely reach them. Because the villages seem to have no streets or squares, but only tall houses built on top of each other, with foundations placed in the water like water lilies or mangroves.
Late autumn is the best time to visit this area: there is a magical light, the temperature is perfect for walking, and the trails are not crowded, advises the director of the Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre – Area Marina Protetta, Patrizio Scarpellini.
We invite you to read the entire article to truly immerse yourself in this unique narrative: https://viaggi.corriere.it/itinerari-e-luoghi/
