15- Grand bicycle tour in Italy from 2011 (Porto Venere)

Day 13) Porto Venere I am happy to discover the Byron's grotto. The great poet George Byron was bold enough once upon a time to swim from PortoVenere to Lerice, another ligurian gem.

Plenty of tourists are heading for the fortress.

Many nice boats can be found here.

The fortress is well preserved.

I roam inside its's walls.

I catch glimpse of a fat venera carved in stone.

All the day I will relax, wander about town and swim in the Poets' gulf.

The streets are cobblestoned and so narrow.

The views from the fortress are quite mind-blowing.

I enjoy a glorious sunset.

I also read the history about an old church.