Cinque Terra - 1st Half Photo 4

Cinque Terra - 1st Half

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May 20th 2009
We had a very enjoyable breakfast at La Marguerite, eating homemade jam, onion foccicta and breakfast rolls. It was delightful and we’ll always remember La Marguerite. While we were sitting there we decided to head up into the mountains as we made our way toward the Cinque Terra. The drive was very scenic and we stopped at Sestri Levante and purchased bread and sweet rolls for lunch. They op ... 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