View from the Castle

Back to Europe - Cinque Terre

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October 30th 2009
Pretty sure this is my favorite place of the trip!! Coincidentally, we were in Cinque Terre for two special occasions - my birthday and Waldo's and my 1 yr anniversary. It was wonderful to be in such a beautiful place and share the time with some really nice CSers. Cinque Terre is 5 small towns on the coast of northwest Italy. To walk from the first to the last takes about 5 hours. Unfortunate ... 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