Le Cinque Terre 2

Pisa & Le Cinque Terre

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April 12th 2008
So even though it was supposed to rain, we decided we would be mad at ourselves if we didn't go to Pisa and Le Cinque Terre. It was a long train ride, but it was worth it. After a short stop in Pisa, about an hour, to take a picture of the Leaning Tower, we continued on to Le Cinque Terre. Le Cinque Terre is a national park that is made up of 5 towns along the western coast of Italy. These five to ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more