意大利五渔村远离尘嚣世外桃源.docVIP

意大利五渔村远离尘嚣世外桃源 　　车水马龙的城市，每天繁杂喧嚣的汽车鸣笛声不绝于耳。陶渊明“结庐在人境，而无车马喧”的静谧似乎已成为一种奢望。而在意大利的五渔村，它那地中海式的宁静祥和与当地人的慵懒自得肯定会让你忘掉时间的存在。 　　 　　I’m up early in my favorite village on the Italian Riviera, as the morning sun touches the tip of Vernazza’s bell tower and greets a peaceful world. The air is damp, cool and refreshing as I wander downhill, passing underneath the train tracks. I enjoy the fact that the town is traffic-free, and realize that my favorite Italian towns are all this way. 　　FIAT-free Italy…just the way I like it. 　　The Cinque Terre―as this stretch of five towns along the Italian Riviera is called―is located in northern Italy between Pisa and Genoa, and it’s the under-appreciated alternative to the French Riviera. There’s not a museum in sight, just sun, sea, sand(well, pebbles), wine, swimming, hiking, and pure, unadulterated Italy. Each town fills a ravine with a lazy hive of human activity―locals and visitors. While the Cinque Terre is now well discovered, I’ve never seen happier, more relaxed travelers. 　　Until the advent of tourism in this generation, the towns were poor and remote. Today, tourism stokes their economies and each is well connected by hourly trains. But traditions are resilient, there’s not a chain store anywhere, and each of the five villages comes with a distinct dialect and its own proud heritage. 　　To preserve the Cinque Terre’s natural and cultural wonders, Italy has declared the region a park. Visitors buy a cheap day pass to hike the scenic trail that laces together the unique communities. 　　Riomaggiore―the most substantial non-resort of the five towns-is a fascinating tangle of pastel homes that lean on each other like drunken sailors. A cliff-hanging trail leads from the beach to a hilltop botanical garden. 　　 The next town, tiny Manarola, is a tumble of buildings down its ravine to the harbor. You can hike up to Punta Bonfiglio―for a bar on a bluff between the cemetery and the sea-or enjoy tasty treats born right here: pesto on yo