Vernazza to Monterosso

European Adventure 2013

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October 2nd 2013
We checked out the local market in Levanto prior to boarding a train to Corniglia, the third of the Cinque Terre towns. Our intention was to walk from Corniglia to Vernazza (1½hours), then from Vernazza to Monterosso (2½ hours), then catch a train back to Levanto from Monterosso. After alighting from the train in Corniglia, we had a 20 min walk up steep stairs just to get to the town before the ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre

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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