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Monterosso al Mare, Cinque Terre, Part 6/6
This is the last post of the Cinque Terre series. We explored Corniglia and Manarola by train on our first day, followed by boat on the second day to Riomaggiore, Vernazza and Monterosso al Mare. If you like to join us on this epic road trip from the beginning in Switzerland, click here for the…
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Vernazza, Cinque Terre part 5/6
It was our second day in Cinque Terre; we continued northwestbound on a regular ferry service that runs between La Spezia and Levanto. After Riomaggiore, the boat made a scheduled stop at Manarola (click to see earlier posts), but we remained on board. As we passed Corniglia, we could see it from a distance, sitting…
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Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre 4/6
An alternative way to see the five Cinque Terre villages is by sea, which was by far more leisurely and scenic. We had explored Corniglia and Manarola the day before by train. The carriages was packed and claustrophobia-inducing as the train plunges into dark tunnels between the villages. Well, the advice is to avoid August,…
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Random Moment #15 – Gypsy Moth
This playlist features four modern classical pieces for string instruments. A Spotify subscription is required to listen to the full length of each tune. But playing the samples without a subscription is still fun. Try it. Click ▶ to play Random Moment is a playlist series which we started posting during the COVID pandemic in…
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Porto Venere, Cinque Terre 3/6
On our second day in Cinque Terre, we went village hopping by boat on a Daily Ticket of Navigazione Golfo dei Poeti that allowed us to use all the routes included in Linea 02 (yellow line on map) in one day, from the port of departure to any destination, and return free of charge to…
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Manarola, Cinque Terre part 2/6
We visited two villages in Cinque Terre on our first day in the region. If you like to join us on this epic road trip to Tuscany from the beginning in Switzerland, click here for the first post of the series. After Corniglia, we caught the train heading back towards La Spezia and got off…
