Approaching Vernazza

Portovenere and the Cinque Terre Walk

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May 20th 2011
We started our 2 week trip around Tuscany on the edge of its northern borders and based ourselves in La Spezia, a naval port about one hours drive north of Pisa. Our first day of rambling was around the island of Palmaria and here we followed a circular path around the island and we were rewarded with spectacular views of the Gulf of Poets. At the end of our walk we crossed back over to the seasid ... 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