Special lodging in Cinque Terre
Mar 12th, 2006, 08:03 AM
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I personally have no idea. I really do think your life/planning would be alot easier/fun if you simply stayed in the BO area before heading to Italy. You will have MORE than enough hiking areas to statisfy youself.
Sometimes adjustments in planning are needed to create sanity. Have a Nice Trip!! Mike
Sometimes adjustments in planning are needed to create sanity. Have a Nice Trip!! Mike
Mar 12th, 2006, 08:31 AM
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I answered this question on your new thread. Short answer is Google---there is lots of information there---photos, trail profiles, etc. There is no way to use lifts to shorten this hike, apart form the little chairlift down to Kandersteg from Oeschinensee.
Mar 12th, 2006, 09:03 AM
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Thank you. We were trying to end up in Kandersteg as we heard there are great day hikes from there and that we will need to end up there anyway to get a train down to Italy. Does this sound wrong? Can we get to Italy from Murren too.
Mar 12th, 2006, 02:52 PM
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You are correct on both points---there are nice dayhikes in Kandersteg, and it is on the train line down to Milan, where you would pick up a train to Cinque Terre. From Mürren, the best route to Cinque Terre uses the train line that goes through Kandersteg anyway. You can get to Kandersteg on the train in 2 hours 51 minutes from Mürren. The hike is a great one, but as I noted already it is the most difficult part of the Alpine Pass Route, and in September the high passes could be snowy---that happened to friends of mine who tried to hike the route in September. So you are best to take the train.
You will be fine with village-based hikes. If you want to go hut-to-hut, perhaps you can find a guide or tour operator as LLindaC suggested on your other discussion.
You will be fine with village-based hikes. If you want to go hut-to-hut, perhaps you can find a guide or tour operator as LLindaC suggested on your other discussion.
Mar 13th, 2006, 11:09 AM
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To answer your original question, although it was a few years ago (2001), we sayed at the Hotel Porto Roco in monterosso(http://www.portoroca.it/home_e.htm) and loved it. It's a relatively larger 4-5 star hotel perched on the cliff with a wonderful view of the sea (make sure to get a room with a view). Maybe not as quaint as some of the other places in CQ, but the rooms are great, the breakfasts were good, and the view is fantastic.
Mar 14th, 2006, 06:38 AM
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We stayed at the Porto Roco as one leg of our honeymoon. Loved it! We were there in early October, so the towns were practically deserted, but after a crazy time in Rome and Florence, we needed the rest! I'm sure it gets packed during the summer months.
Either way, a great hotel, would certainly recommend to anyone.
Good luck planning!
Either way, a great hotel, would certainly recommend to anyone.
Good luck planning!
