Crystal Blue Waters

Sei Terre

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April 19th 2006
Just when the ABC effect (Another Bloody Church) began to haunt my head, our perfectly planned itinerary saw us escape to one of the more beautiful sites on the European coastline… the Cinque Terre. Five uniquely beautiful fishing villages, carved out of cliff, facing the tranquil Ligurian Sea. And boy did Mama Nature do her very best to ensure we could lap up every last minute... Highs 1. 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