Monday 27th September 2010 Today a drive from Palma ( Fidenza ) to the Italian Riviera ( di Levante ) and Liguria using the Autostrada A15/A12 over the mountain range of the Appennini. ( note - this caused us some amusement as it reminded us of a visitor from Scotland to our home in Yorkshire who said she had long looked forward to visiting the backbone of England the Apenninis, more correctly referred to as the pennines. However, first a stop to stock up at a large co-op supermarket that had a fantastic range of breads, pasta, cheese, cured meats and wine, I could have stayed longer… The drive over the mountains of about 100 miles was superb, mainly over viaducts and through tunnels winding up into the clouds and then down steep sided valleys. Eventually
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