Lerici is one of our favorite places to walk along the sea, eat seafood, wander the historic streets along the Gulf of Poets, and not attempt to get to the Cinque Terre on a horribly packed train. Like many other places in the vicinity, it pays tribute to Dante.

It has shelters, tunnels built under the castle and in town to protect folks from WWII bombs. You can explore the coastal wildlife in a little submarine. And you can eat in a cave. Yes, at the intimate Osteria del Vicolo they have one that seats three. And that’s what we’ll explore first in a little video.