After Christina and I had traveled through a bit of Cinque Terre and Chiavari, we hopped on another train on the third morning and headed 19 minutes west to one of my favorite seaside towns in Liguria, Camogli. The City of Camogli, or Camoggi in Genovese, has always been a fishing town. The name originally meant the Wives’ homes.  

When their men went out on their fishing boats, the wives waited and prayed for their return. It is said that their houses were painted in many different bright colors so that their husbands could find them even in a storm. The steep hillside is covered with tall, stately homes overlooking the sea. The colors are magnificent, especially on a sunny day like the day we visited.