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1 Day and night in Cinque Terre, Monterosso to Riomaggiore

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October 12th 2009
Leaving Florence by train to Monterosso took 3 hours and cost 19.10 Euro each. We only had 1 day and an overnight stay in Cinque Terre on route by train to the south of France. Truely it is worth staying at least 3-4 days and if you have time to spend more, I would. We stayed at A Ca du Gigante's apartment in Monterosso and enjoyed it so much. Perhaps next time I would stay in the old town. The ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre

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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