Cinque Terre Coastline

Dick shot this picture from the bus on our way back to the ship. We were high above the Lovers Path, visible near the water below. It was a hefty climb for us to reach the parking lot above the village closest to Porto Venere.

Cinque Terre

April 20th 2005
After a long delay, we're baaack! Sorry to be so long dropping the other shoe and finishing up, but things just had to be prioritized after our return to the US. One of the last places we visited on our world cruise was the coast of northern Italy, where the boot of Italy joins the European body. Venice was on the eastern side of the boot top, and our new destination - Porto Venere - was o ... 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

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