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Cinque Terre / La Spezia - rain rain go away!

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May 8th 2010
After viewing the Cinque Terre coast on the contiki trip we decided it was a must to return and do the walk between the five villages. We spent a couple of nights in La Spezia from where you can get the train to the Cinque Terre. Unfortunately the weather was not good and we were told only the lovers walk (Via Dell’Amore) was open. Not letting the rain dampen our spirits we decided to go on th ... 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