Mmmmmm, iced lemon granita

Last day in Cinque Terre

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July 12th 2014
Today is our last day in Cinque Terre. The specialty of Cinque Terre is lemons. There is a really good frozen lemon drink shop. It costs 2.50 Euro per drink. We saw The Giant which is a giant sculpture of Neptune, God of the Sea, which is carved into the cliff. After that we went swimming for two hours. ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria » Monterosso al Mare

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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