Riomaggiore

Cinque Terre, Italy

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June 21st 2007
There was a quick stop on the way to Cinque Terre at Pisa, famous of course for the leaning tower. The city is pretty tacky, and doesn't have much else to offer, but it was funny to see all the guys selling goods illegaly sprint off at the sight of cops. I bought a nice leather wallet from a merchant there... one of the legal ones that is. Cinque Terre is pure heaven. There's little I can say ... 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