The ride today started with a steep climb of about 575 meters out of Levanto to the road that runs above the Cinque Terre. There were some 12% grades and lots of 8-10%, so a bit tough for an hour or so but as George always says, there’s no view without the climb. The views of the villages were spectacular. This is one of the best roads we have encountered in all of our bicycle trips, see the photos that follow.
After the Cinque Terre area we descended to La Spezia and then rode to Lerici around the golfo dei poeti, so named for the famous residents – Byron and Shelley. We found our new abode for the next 3 nights, a very small hotel with just enough room to park the bike in the office. Again we are on the sea and George went in for a dip before the evening walk and supper.
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