View of the Harbor Area & Terraced Hillside from Il Castello

Final Day in Cinque Terre

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October 28th 2010
We decided to spend our last morning exploring Vernazza's sights--something we really hadn't taken the time to do so far--and then ride the ferry between the towns during the afternoon, to get a different "perspective", literally, on the area. This made for a more relaxed day, although we got our hiking fix, by walking the trail straight up the hill above the town--gotta get in that "stairs work" ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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