Sunset from terrace

3 day trip to Cinque Terre

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October 29th 2012
Monday Oct 29th Took the train to Cinque Terre. About 2.5 hours. We debated this trip as the coastal trails are officially closed because there have been some rock slides with the rain. Last year at this time there was a mud slide caused by heavy rain that buryed two cities, Vernazza and Monterosso, in up to 12 feet of mud. But 'offically' does not mean that you cannot hike the ... 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