I finished the hike from Monterosso al Mare around 12.30 as I made my descent into town.  The next few pictures are scenes I saw heading into town.  

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The trail leading to the town. 

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I recognized the area from the night before but it was nice to see the town from above.   Hard to believe but on October 25th, 2011, Vernazza was struck by torrential rains, massive flooding and mudslides that left the town buried in over 4 metres of mud and debris.  The flooding caused over 100 million euro worth of damage and caused the town to be evacuated.  We could still see signs of the damage in certain areas of Cinque Terre.  

20130530_2013_may_italy_0030 The train tunnel and tracks were easily visible from this vantage point.  

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A narrow street heading into the main square area.

20130530_2013_may_italy_0034 I came across these two construction workers and asked them if I could take their photo.  They were happy to pose for me.

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20130530_2013_may_italy_0037 I found this cafe that had great  panini sandwiches just like the day before.  I had the same sandwich- cheese and tomatoes on fabulous focaccia. 

20130530_2013_may_italy_0036 I wandered back to the beach area to check it out.   I sat down on the rocks and watched the people and the waves.  The water was much too rough for swimming or boating.  

20130530_2013_may_italy_0001 I included this picture to show the rocky beach.  Not nearly as nice for swimming as the beach at Monterosso.

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20130530_2013_may_italy_0038 On the way back to the central square I found some nice reflections in the puddles underneath a tunnel leading back to the square from the beach.    I heard a little boy say "look mommy, that lady is taking pictures of the mud".   So I stopped  to explain that I was photographing the reflections in the water.

Some colourful laundry hanging out to dry.

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Back to the main square where we had taken pictures the night before.  

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A picture of the town with  the Santa Margherita d"Antiochia church in the background.  According to the legend the church was built in order to give a home to the finger bones of St. Margaret of Antioch which were contained in a chest washed up on the rocks in Vernazza's harbour.  However, a storm blew in from the sea and once again washed away the remains where they appeared on the same rock where they were originally found.  What luck!  So now the townspeople built a new church on  the  very spot where she had been beached and this is where the present church lies.  This latest church was built in 1318 on the foundations of an 11th century structure.  

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20130530_2013_may_italy_0041 After these last couple of shots it was time to catch the train  to our next stop of Corniglia.