Kilometres walked : 18

Flights climbed : 147

Tuesday 9th May, 2023.

Jumping on the train early this morning we journeyed to Camogli. A little seaside fishing village on one side of the Portofino National Park. With the intention of just doing a small walk of maybe 5km, well obviously that clearly wasn’t the case. 18kms later… Even though we are now very tired we had a fabulous day exploring the area. Making our way up the old mule track to a tiny little village called San Rocco, we stopped in at the local cafe for delicious fresh focaccia and coffee to help us on our way.

After fueling up we then set off to find the track to Punta Chiapaa. A thin tongue of rock that stretches out into the sea from the Portofino Promontory. Passing some cute little houses dotted around and a definite fixer upper that I think Jason was keen to buy, (Not happening) we came to a crossroad in the track and decided we should explore the high track first then make our way down to the ocean. Hence the 18kms! But it was well worth it for the views and scenery.

After finally making our way down the goat track we made it to the Punta Chiapaa. And what great timing it was, we were able to watch the fishermen pull in their catch. Once again the water was crystal clear and that deep azure blue. Just beautiful.

Unfortunately after you make your way all the way down there, you have to return in the same way. I’m not sure how many stairs there were, just far to many to count and I can tell you it hurt. But we did get to see the chopper drop materials off to the tiny village on the water and once we were almost at the top we found a little hole in the wall bar that had opened up. Yes cold beer here we come!

Feeling refreshed and rehydrated we made our way back down to Camogli in search of more focaccia and possibly a gelato. And what a delightful little seaside village it was. More colour, more boats bobbing in the water, more frescos, flowers, cafes, shops and a lovely pebbly beach that enticed you into that clear Ligurian Sea.

Then we took our weary legs back to Genoa to tackle the 6 flights of stairs to our apartment. Gee I’m going to enjoy my wine tonight!