Riomaggiore

CINQUE TERRE

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December 28th 2010
THE FIVE LANDS We ventured to Cinque Terre to show Bernie and Sharyn the towns. But the only down side is we had to get up at 6.30am (have not been up before sun rise before we left Australia). The day was warmer than our visit to Pontremoli so it's was set to be a better day. We caught the train from Aulla which was really easy and convienent, the talk from the start of the day was we ... 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