View of Vernazza from Monterosso

Buongiorno from the Cinque Terre

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September 17th 2010
Ahhhh the Cinque Terre!! Our favorite so far! How we would have traded days to spend more time here. The Cinque Terre meaning "5 towns" are literally 5 towns along the Italian Riviera's cliffsides of vineyards and beaches. The towns are connected by a series of hikes, or you can go by train or boat. We stayed in Monterosso, the most northern town. There is so much color in these towns, cramped ... 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