Vernazza V

View from the ristorante.

October 2nd 2006
The Cinque Terre or five lands was our second day. Photos don't do justice to the panoramic vistas one experiences here! The scenery is breath-taking!!! The Italians have a knack for building things on mountainsides, and the Cinque Terre showcases it. We only spent some time in the four cities that were closest to the Ligurian Sea; Riomaggiore, Manarola, Vernazza, and Monterossa. The f ... 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

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Pat and Ann

"People don't take trips - trips take people." -John Steinbeck Pat finally graduated, and we are ready to end the vacation drought. Join our adventure as Italy takes us on a trip through a culinary week in historic Lucca, pesto lunch on the Cinque Terre, the canals of Venezia, ski boot manufacturing in Montebelluna, the beauty of Cernobbio on Lago di Como, roller coaster bus rides along the Amalfi Coast, and the Seven Hills of Roma. In between will be lots of opportunities for misadventure as we navigate the Italian rail system. Guaranteed, "the only way to be sure of catching a train ... full info

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