North Italian Coast

After crossing into Italy from Monaco, we followed the coast for a few days. The Italian Riviera is much like the French, just a little poorer and a little less polished, perhaps. The Europeans are holidaying like mad all along the coast – it seems all you need is the sun, a narrow strip of sand/stone and the gentle Med. I think possibly, you need at least a villa and a yacht/speedboat to enjoy this coast. We enjoyed sight- seeing rather than the full on beach holiday thing. We stayed in Levanto a while and spent a day exploring the Cinque Terre by ferry while Homer had a service. It is hot and sunny almost all the time and at night a breeze picks up to cool things down while we sleep. Italian food is just so good, from a slice of take out pizza, to pesto and gnocchi, to fish or lamb.