Australian Gourmet Traveller - (03)March 2020 (1)

150 GOURMET TRAVELLER

PHOTOGRAPHY

ANNA

CHURCH

(FRITTO

MISTO

DI

MARE),

SIRA

MOLLA

(FABBRICA D’ARTE MONTEROSSO) & GETTY IMAGES (BEACH).

Ifyou’rehopingtoreclineona striped deckchairwithanAperolSpritzinhand

orkeen fora relaxing oceanswim,thenFegina beachawaitsyou. It’sthebiggest

beach in all of Cinque Terre and the only sand-covered option in the area.

SHOP

Monterosso al Mare

OneoffiveCinqueTerrevillages,thistownisknownforits

beach and Genoese cuisine, writesLISA MARIE CORSO.

EAT

Il Bocconcino

Visitthishole-in-the-wall

takeawayspot,locatednearthe

town’strainstation,forpaper

conesfilledwithfrittomistodi

mare(deep-friedseafood;above).

Thelinemaybelongbutit moves

quickly;orderthecombination

conewithlocallysourcedcalamari,

scallops,prawnsandtheregion’s

bestcatch,anchovies.Via Fegina 52

L’ O s t e r i a

InlargercitiessuchasRome,

butespeciallyinsmallertowns

likeMonterosso,makinga dinner

bookingis essential.L’Osteriais

a smallfamily-runrestaurantthat

specialisesinregionalseafood

dishesincludingbakedwhole

anchovieswithtomatoes,pasta

vongole,andsquid-inkravioli

stuffedwithseabassandserved

withscampi.ViaVittorioEmanuele 5

FocacceriaAntonioEnoteca

Whetheryou’redininginor

packinga slicetoeatinthe

mountainsonthearea’shiking

trails,thisfocacceriais the

placetogo.Themenuincludes

theregion’sfarinata,madewith

chickpeaflour,andfocaccia,all

freshlybakedeverymorningand

soldbytheslice.Toppingsinclude

pesto,sausage,potato,mozzarella

and anchovy.Via Fegina 124

EnotecaInternazionale

If there’sonethingweshouldall

embraceonholiday,it’saperitivo.The

Babierifamilytakesaperitivoseriously

andascustodiansoftheoldestwine

barandshopinthevillage,hasan

extensivewinemenuthatshowcases

thebestwinesuppliersthroughoutthe

CinqueTerre.Tastingsareavailable

andwellpartneredwith their antipasti

board.Via Roma 63

Fabbricad’ArteMonterosso

Carry-onbaggageexistsforthevery

reasonthatyou’llendupina shoplike

thisonyourtravels.Featuringthework

oflocalartistsandceramicists,every

pieceis curatedandhandmadeto

reflecttheofferingsofCinqueTerre

rangingfromceramicanchoviesto

terracottasculpturesofMonterosso’s

14th-centurychurch,San Giovanni

Battista.Via Roma 9

Getting

there

Takean

intercitytrain

fromFlorence,

Milan,Rome

orTurin,then

a directlocal

trainfromLa

Spezia or Genoa.

Monterosso

AlMare’s

beach.

LaCasadel

GiganteLuxury

Collection

Namedafter

Monterosso’s

Il Giganterock

sculpture,thisprivate

villais a favourite

amongdesignlovers

foritsrichItalian

history.Thehome

wasdesignedby

famedItalianarchitect

ClaudioAndreani

andinteriorsare

byPieroPinto.Via

Privata Montale 13

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