October 23, 2012
by Anna Merulla /
“.. just south of Portofino, five towns on the Ligurian Sea maintain the charm and character of Italian villages of the past. Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore are the pastel towns that make up Cinque Terre (five lands). They are vintage settlements where life moves in the key of easy — each town clinging
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July 31, 2012
by Anna Merulla /
Walking through Vernazza, 9 months after the day of its flood, for me was touching. The videos of the torrential rain and the massive flooding happened on October 2011 which killed three residents, damaging the town and terrorizing people are alive in my mind.
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June 6, 2012
by Anna Merulla /
The Italian Riviera has nearly 200 miles of coastline. It climbs from Ventimiglia in the west, sweeps around Genoa, and finishes just past the Cinque Terre, five famous villages with unique vineyards overlooking the Mediterranean sea. The Ligurian coast is very easy to reach if you are coming from Milan and it is just about
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June 15, 2011
by Anna Merulla /
A lot has happened since I started writing this blog. I wrote my first post with the intent of promoting my region and let people know more about Liguria, which is mostly known for the Cinque Terre area. I thought there was too much to experience than just visiting only the Cinque Terre (which are
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May 9, 2011
by Anna Merulla /
When you arrive in Riomaggiore village, in front of the very modern Tourist Information Office, look at the huge colourful mural by Silvio Benedetto. The mural tells the story of the men and women who over several generations and thousands of years built and maintained more than eight million cubic meters of dry stone walls
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