Livorno is the port most used for visits to Florence and Pisa. Since it is Monday and museums are closed, we opted to skip Florence and catch it next time. We considered going to Pisa for a short excursion, but the best use of our time was booking an all-day ship’s excursion to Cinque Terre and Portovenere. Who doesn’t want to see these five cities embedded into the sides of the hills?
We traveled by motor coach to Portovenere (port o vee ner ee), wandered the cobblestone streets, and snapped photo upon photo while trying to keep up with our guide and listen to her commentary on headphones. Continue reading “Livorno – Cinque Terre”
Street vendors lined the walkways near the ticket booth, and I determined to check them out later. We purchased tickets for a water transport and entrance to Castle If (Chateau D’ If), the setting of Alexander Dumas’ book, The Count of Monte Cristo. It has been a fort and a prison.
Our timing could not have been better because the ferry arrived soon after we purchased the tickets. The ride itself provided a great view.
If you think the people in the prior photo are headless, you are partially correct. Don’t worry. There are no zombies in Marseilles (at least that we saw). I just don’t like to post photos of people without their permission if they might be recognizable, so I just chopped off their photo heads.
