The Cinque Terre is comprised of five coastal towns from which the region takes its name: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore.  Some have beaches, while others have harbors.  All of them cling to the cliffs that separate them from the interior of Italy.

And they're all serviced by three main connectors: shown here, launches that constantly hop from town to town loaded with tourists and locals, a hiking trail that follows a path along the cliffs above the towns, and a train that connects the five towns with each other and with the rest of Italy.

Rustic bistros clutter the streets of all of those towns.  This one we found in Corniglia (pronounced 'Cornelia') and had dinner there before making our way back to our hotel in Monterosso al Mare.

Our tour guide on our Rick Steves' tour recommended we walk down to the next town, Vernazza, because one of their restaurants specialized in 'amphori', named for the jars (amphora) in which they cook a sort of seafood sampler.  The contents are stewed for several hours and served by pouring its contents into a large bowl from which the party selects what they want from the collection of lobster, crab, clams, mussels, assorted fish and vegetables, all in a savory stock.

...and a good time was had by all... (except Frank.  Frank was still nursing some little bug that stole his appetite away for much of the trip, but Norene was in her glory as were everyone else who made the long walk to the restaurant.)