Traveling with 24 year old grandson in June .We will be in Siena one week,Vernazza one night and Sorrento 3 nights.He would love to do Cliff jumping .Are there any recommendations from you well traveled folks ?
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Edmonds, WA 🌨 ☂
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Make sure you have really good medical insurance that does not have an exclusion for that type of activity.
Posted by
New Orleans
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A few years ago I was with my then-21-year-old son for a few days in the Cinque Terre. He spent part of an afternoon happily jumping off high rocks into the ocean, along with maybe a dozen other (mostly Italian) young people in Riomaggiore. The rocks are on the south side of the inlet. I sat where I could see the action and thought that the clearance into the water looked safe. He was jumping from perhaps 20-30 feet high. Maybe it's not a "cliff" but it felt plenty high to me!
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We did it in Manarola. You cant miss the spot. Lots of people there doing it too... (so popular its on youtube):
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OP
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Thanks for the replies ! So,he would take the train to these cities from Vernazza? Wondered if there were boat trips that take them to the cliffs to dive ?
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Minnesota 🎒
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Manarola (Cinque Terre):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1xx_nP-U8A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9teU1_jlvj0
This spot comes up reasonably often among daredevils wanting a wet adrenaline rush. Probably some other spots as well; I'd have him ask some of the younger locals but be SURE it's a known place where the water is deep enough. I wouldn't jump just anywhere.
And yup, I'd agree about the insurance.
Yes, he would take the train. No, no boat trips to the leaps that I know of: walk or swim. Make him do his research. Manarola is the 2nd village north of Vernazza and 7 minutes by train.
Editing to add: LOL, Jessica, you beat me to it! :O)