Cinque Terre & Pisa by Camper with Kids

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After a morning on the bikes in Milan, we headed south for the sea.

19 March: down to the coast

From Milan it was close to three hours south to the Ligurian coast, with a short stop on the way. Just before six we were parked up in the hills of the Cinque Terre, where we stayed two nights.

Detail map of the Cinque Terre and Pisa — Two nights above the Cinque Terre, then down the coast to Pisa.

20 March: Manarola and Riomaggiore

By nine in the morning we were at the viewpoint above Manarola, looking down on the colourful houses stacked over the harbour.

Cinque Terre coast panorama above Manarola — The coast above Manarola.

Mom and the kids at the Manarola viewpoint — At the Manarola viewpoint.

Morning on the coast path at Manarola — The coast path in the morning.

Stepped lane in Manarola — Steps everywhere.

Walking down by Manarola’s harbour.

The harbour path in Manarola — Down by the harbour.

We also had the bikes out on the roads between the villages, through the vineyard terraces and down to Riomaggiore.

A family bike ride on the Cinque Terre roads.

Bikes by the vineyard terraces — Bikes among the vineyard terraces.

Sea cliffs at Riomaggiore — The cliffs at Riomaggiore.

Bikes in a piazza in Riomaggiore — A bike break in Riomaggiore.

Riding through Riomaggiore.

And the little three-wheeled Ape trucks, parked on the roads between the villages.

A tiny blue Ape truck parked on a Cinque Terre road.

21 March: down the coast to Pisa

We left the hills a little after nine, made one short stop on the way down the coast, and were in Pisa before noon. We stayed two nights.

22 March: the Leaning Tower

After a few short stops outside town in the morning, we got on the bikes just before one and rode over to the Piazza dei Miracoli, where we spent about an hour and a half.