We are staying at Levanto, 50 miles south of Genoa. This is the Cinque Terra region, a National Park comprising coastal mountains and ancient picturesque fishing villages, some of which were only accessible by boat in former times. The only reasonable beach in this area is here at Levanto, so the town gets packed out in summer. Fortunately, it’s now only the start of the season, as the next photo shows: all sand, no bodies (the Mafia’s less active in these parts).
The campsite is a five-minute walk from the beach, at the edge of town, overlooked by a lovely old church bell tower. The lovely old church bell tower, unsurprisingly, contains a lovely old large bell that is loosed off loudly at seemingly random intervals during the day and early morning. It’s the price you cheerfully pay for local atmosphere. Fortunately, we’re on the opposite side of the site, overlooking a small vineyard. Idyllic.
We’re enjoying chilling out as the weather is sunny and warm, so may not get round to doing the full Cinque Terra tourist trail.
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