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Cinque Terre

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May 19th 2010
So, After we travelled to Cinque Terre from Lucca by train yesterday having to change twice ond only just making our connection at Viareggio due to the train being late to Lucca. Fortunately the sun decided to shine for our walk around fom the 1st village to the second (Manarol) so it was looking its best. We stopped for lunch at Manorola where we had some of the best fish. I had anchovie ca ... 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