Cinque Terre

The village of Vernazza with the village of Corniglia in the distance.

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April 17th 2007
The Cinque Terre region is named after five villages precariously perched on the rocky shores of eastern Liguria. I head north from Portvenere following the narrow coastal road, stopping to take in the views whenever they presented themselves. The coast reminds me of the California coast in a way. The five towns have toll booths set up to control the amount of traffic. I can’t say that I blame t ... 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

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