I am Robert Shallow, sir; a poor esquire of the county, and one of the king's justices of the peace.

Gloves were powdered for more than a century to allow doctors and surgeons to slip them on more easily.

Once we reached, we parked our cars beneath the trees and started trekking up the hill after a brief round of introductions.

For the slow or step-climbingly-challenged, the rocks and roots here make a perfect spot for the first sit-down water or snack break (you’re less than 20min. outside of Monterosso).