Steve Austin's
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20470 S. Hidden Creek Lane, Colton, Oregon 97017
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Three astounding areas, all part of the Italian Mediterranean, are visited on this very low impact Walk & Tour. Cooling Mediterranean breezes allow us cooler morning walks with afternoons relaxing in the resort villages. We start at Santa Margherita (Portofino) then make our way down to Portovenere (Cinque Terre) and then Portoferraio (Elba). Each area has its own unique highlights and we use numerous types of transportation during the trip - vans, rail, boats, funicular and gondolas. The harbor towns vary from wealthy jet-setting Portofino, the very Italian Portovenere and the relaxed, laid back Portoferraio and along the way we visit numerous villages and harbors, all of which are stunning. Day 1 Jun. 12 Mid morning pick up at Milan’s Malpensa International Airport. Transfer to Santa Margherita on the Portofino Coast. Remainder of afternoon at leisure. Welcome drinks and dinner at our hotel. Day 2 Jun. 13 A short boat ride into Portofino harbor. After a short visit we walk out of the village on a coastal trail and into the Portofino hills before dropping down to the beach at San Fruttuoso. The local excursion ‘vaporetto’ boat returns us to Santa Margherita. Dinner this evening in the lovely fishing harbor of Camogli.
Day 4 Jun. 15 We drive to the start of our walk at Riomaggiore. Today we walk four of the ‘five villages’. At each village you can opt to take the train. At Venazza we return to Portovenere by boat. Dinner this evening in Portovenere. Day 5 Jun. 16 One of our favorite walks is from the small village of Camiglia. The trail takes us through cool pine forests and hilltop trails before descending back to the coastline. The views are terrific and the scenery changes from forest, to coast to terraced vineyards clinging to the steep hills. Lunch is at a small restaurant in Riomaggiore. Day 6 Jun. 17 Once again we head south along the Ligurian coast. Boarding a car ferry we make the short crossing to the Island of Elba, famously linked to Napoleon. On arrival at Portoferraio we cross over the centre of the small island to the resort village of Porto Azzuro. Dinner at our hotel overlooking the Mediterranean. Day 7 Jun. 18 First we visit the Etruscan hill town of Capiloveri before setting out on our walk along a high ridge that gradually drops down to the valley floor and eventually the seashore. This afternoon we visit the historic mining village of Rio nell’Elba, listed as a World Heritage site. Dinner at your leisure this evening. Day 8 Jun. 19 It’s market day today in Porto Azzura and the first part of the morning we’ll visit the stalls and enjoy the normal Saturday market bustle. Later we’ll drive across the island to Marciana Marina and include a short walk. Following lunch we head across to Portoferraio and visit the fortified Palace that housed Napoleon and spend the afternoon wandering this lovely town and harbor. Dinner this evening is once again at our hotel. Day 9 Jun. 20 This morning we depart Elba for the mainland with transfer to either Pisa International Airport or Rome’s Da Vinci International Airport. WHAT TO EXPECT: Late spring warm days, perfect walking and touring weather. Our whole program is on the Mediterranean, the first two locations WALKING LEVEL: Short walks of approximately 4 miles and medium walks of 5-6 miles. Generally we follow a medium walking day with a short walking day. There are uphill sections, particularly on the Cinque Terre, they are of no great distance and a normal reasonably fit persons should be able to easily handle all the walks. However. should you get tired there are ‘quit’ points along most all of the trails and railway stops on the Cinque Terre.. YOUR TOUR INCLUDES: All first class accommodations based on twin occupancy (single supplements available); breakfasts and daily dinners or lunches including wine; air conditioned van transportation with driver/guide; entries as per itinerary; airport transfers; taxes and tips. |
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