28 Nov 2022
Emilio, our driver, picked us up promptly at 8:00a.m. at the cruise port in Livorno in a super nice, clean van for our tour. Although he was very pleasant and answered most of our questions, he was not what we consider a "tour operator". He was basically a driver. However, we thoroughly enjoyed our stops in Pisa and Cinque Terre.
Emilio dropped us off in Riomaggiore with directions to the train station. We navigated the streets, found the train station and managed to buy our round trip, full day train passes. We spent several hours traveling to and exploring each of the villages. It was delightful, even though it was raining, and have decided we would like to return again soon. Overall, it was a great day but would have enjoyed more information about the area. Also, it would be nice to offer a bottle of water to the guests for the return trip to Livorno.