
Manarola, Cinque Terre, Italy
The night sky slowly fades away over Manarola, a picture-perfect fishing town perched on the cliffs of the Mediterranean Sea. Each day, way before sunrise, this jewel on the Italian coast awakes from its nightly sleep, as fishermen return from the sea and the scent of freshly brewed coffee starts to fill the still empty streets. I can't think of a more perfect way to start the day.