The rescue

Cinque Terre

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May 22nd 2008
22 May 2008 A magnificent day’s walking along the Cinque Terre (Five Lands), probably one of the most well known and scenic coastal routes in Europe. It connects five villages which are difficult to get to by road but all have a rail link. For the entire length mountains which are terraced for growing vines, drop steeply into the sea and the path cuts across the slopes and drops down into each ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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