Il Santuario di Nostra Signora di Soviore (The Sanctuary of our Lady of Soviore) is located near the top of the hills behind Monterosso al Mare and is a fabulous short hike (an hour or so) from the city. The first building was erected here in the 7th century, with more impressive construction in the 14th century and a complete renovation in the 18th century. The buildings now standing date principally back to the 1300s, with the 18th century updates.
Similar to most hikes in Cinque Terre, we start by going up the hill.
Starting up, looking back at Monterosso
Continuing up, view improving
It's a stormy day and the tops of the hills are in clouds, making for beautiful views as we ascend.Hills in the clouds
Continuing up
More great views of clouds and hills interacting
We reach Soviore and walk into the beautiful, well-maintained chapel.
The chapel
Inside the chapel
Back outside, it is still stormy as we start back down the path to Monterosso.
Clouds over Monterosso
The theme is now "down"
Descending toward Monterosso
In town, the storm has all the beach umbrellas tightly furled, offering a different view of the beach.
Beach in storm mode
We get a few more pictures of the clouds and city to leave us with fabulous memories of this stormy day.
The day winds down
Over the years we've been returning to Montetrosso al Mare, we rarely find stormy days. Sometimes, a light rain shower will quickly pass through while we're out hiking, but for the most part, we have sunny days of great hiking, swimming, exploring, and dining. It's a new adventure to have a day like today and get a new perspective of the city, the hills, and the sea in this weather.
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