Boating Around the Cinque Terre: Portovenere

After relaxing for a day in Manarola, we spent the next day boating around the Cinque Terre. In addition to traveling between the towns by train, you can also take a boat which is incredibly scenic. We bought a day pass which allowed us to travel to all the villages and included a trip to Portovenere, a town south of Riomaggiore. We hopped on the first boat of the day and headed off to Portovenere.

Although the boats are large ferries, you have to walk a teeny gangplank which is likely moving up and down and back and forth to board.


Sailed past Riomaggiore (visiting later that day)


And into Portovenere


Which color-wise looked a lot like the Cinque Terre towns though obviously bigger





It's hard to tell but the harbor was a busy place!


We had a couple of hours to spend before catching a boat to Riomaggiore and spent the first walking through the sites and the town.

Swimming spot in the harbor


Swimming spot around the bend


All the boats seemed to be heading north


View from the church at the top of the cliff


Wedding 1 of 4 we would see today.


Exploring the back streets


Wedding 2 of 4


How awesome would it be if this was your patio??!!








I had rosemary focaccia, olive focaccia, and plain focaccia for lunch.


Wedding 3 of 4


Arrivederci Portovenere!


Next stops: Riomaggiore, Monterosso, and Vernazza