June 30th –
Arrived in Monterosso via regional train. We stayed at Hotel Villa Steno. Visited the Church of St. John the Baptist
(Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista). Two bottles of wine on the Terrace. Pesto demonstration and dinner at Albergo Pasquale. Buddy gift exchange.
July 1st – Train to Vernazza – hiked back to Monterosso on the steep and narrow trail. Lunch at Bar Centrale (had pesto and Spritz). Took the train to Monorola and did the wine walk. It was too windy to take the ferry back so we took the train back to Monterosso. Had cocktail party on the terrace at Hotel Villa Sterno. Had dinner at Ristorante Belvedere – we had Risotto seafood for two, it was delicious.
July 1st – Train to Vernazza – hiked back to Monterosso on the steep and narrow trail. Lunch at Bar Centrale (had pesto and Spritz). Took the train to Monorola and did the wine walk. It was too windy to take the ferry back so we took the train back to Monterosso. Had cocktail party on the terrace at Hotel Villa Sterno. Had dinner at Ristorante Belvedere – we had Risotto seafood for two, it was delicious.