A short bus ride from La Spezia and we arrive at Portovenere which is on the UNESCO register. The weather has changed and the seas were being very reflective of that. 

I got off the bus and the wind just went through me and chilled me to the bone but nevertheless I headed to the end of the prom where there was a little church exposed the elements. 

The waves were battering the rocks and the seas were huge and you certainly wouldn’t want to be out there on a boat today. 

Byron apparently visited this spot many years ago and spent time in this little grotto which has been named after him. 
Like most of these small towns along this coast they follow the terrain which makes it an area where you will get plenty of exercise walking up and down the narrow staircases.