This Wednesday the sun was shining and spring was in the air so the four of us set off to walk part of the Cinque Torri hike through Leivi, above and behind our town, Chiavari. I walked the complete trail with my dad a few years ago and it took us five hours. We didn't have 
that much time so we drove up to Curlo and walked a three-hour loop from there, then drove back down to Chiavari for lunch. I would say we did the best part of the Cinque Torri trail: we skipped the first, uphill part, and the last part where you're walking on ungroomed trails through shady 
forest then down steep steps back into town, but we did all the part with the best views over Chiavari and the sea on one side, snow-capped mountains and river valleys on the other.
Spring appears to have sprung and the trail was dotted with wild primulas, violets and daisies, and we encountered mimosas and cherry trees in blossom.
that much time so we drove up to Curlo and walked a three-hour loop from there, then drove back down to Chiavari for lunch. I would say we did the best part of the Cinque Torri trail: we skipped the first, uphill part, and the last part where you're walking on ungroomed trails through shady 
forest then down steep steps back into town, but we did all the part with the best views over Chiavari and the sea on one side, snow-capped mountains and river valleys on the other.Spring appears to have sprung and the trail was dotted with wild primulas, violets and daisies, and we encountered mimosas and cherry trees in blossom.
We worked up quite an appetite on our walk and so back down in Chiavari we stopped for lunch at Buono e Semplice in Largo Casini (where the Green Cross is)
. The best thing about this restaurant is the €10 all-you-c
an-eat lunch buffet: appetisers including cured meats and insalata russa, a choice of pasta, risotto and/or minestrone, then chicken, meat or fish with lots of cooked vegetables, salad, fruit and jam tart for dessert. Nothing elaborate, but plenty of plain good food just as Mom would make it: as the name says, good and simple!
. The best thing about this restaurant is the €10 all-you-c
an-eat lunch buffet: appetisers including cured meats and insalata russa, a choice of pasta, risotto and/or minestrone, then chicken, meat or fish with lots of cooked vegetables, salad, fruit and jam tart for dessert. Nothing elaborate, but plenty of plain good food just as Mom would make it: as the name says, good and simple!
I like the way the word APPETISER came out all long and skinny!!! (not like us after we came out of that restaurant)
ReplyDeleteAnd after I stepped on a try-your-weight-machine! Gained only 1.4 kilo after lunch there. What went wrong? Think it was the scale!
ReplyDeleteGood reflection on a great day!It was fun again!