Monterosso Old Town

Chapter 5 -DAY 1 - London to Monterosso (Cinque Terre Italy)

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October 11th 2011
Today was a very interesting one to say the least, the shackles had been released (in the nicest possible way) from the strict routine required to get 38 people in a coach around 14 countries of Europe in 33 days, and we were on our own! GENOA We still needed our wits about us though as we had to report at Gatwick for our flight to Genoa Italy by 8.30pm (flight left 10.30am). In the end the ... 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