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Vernazza Hotels: 246 Reviews - 809 Photos
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Aquarium Genoa

7 Reviews The aquarium in Genoa is one of the largest aquariums in Europe. My first impression of the aquarium wasn’t exactly what you call good though. When you enter the aquarium the first thing that happens...

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surrounding, cinque terre La Spezia

19 Reviews If you're a bit confused about locations and places, take a look at a map. As you can see, Cinque Terre are part of a National Park and the five famous villages are not far from La Spezia and Levanto.

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general Portovenere

8 Reviews Portovenere is located in the Gulf of Poets, which is actually a nickname given to the Gulf of La Spezia. The nickname sounds much nicer and it has its historical justification. For centuries its...

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churches Genoa

5 Reviews It's a week later, and I am back in Genoa. The weather was boring though.... rain, rain and more rain. But we tried to see some of Genoa despite of the weather. Unfortunately we only had a few hours...

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The naval dockyard La Spezia

3 Reviews One thing that struck us about La Spezia was the size of the Naval Dockyard: it is huge!! When we drove past La Spezia heading for Portovenere we took a small road and drove along the naval dockyard...

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city walls Portovenere

3 Reviews . Look at the ancient city walls and the tower (Torre Capitolare). Its walls are faced with ashlar- work, each dressed stone is slightly blunted. Openings to the first few floors are enriched by...

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caruggi - historic centre Genoa

2 Reviews Sotoripa is old core of the town situated right opposite to the Porto Antico. It is network of short and very narrow streets and due to the houses which stands very close to each other it is in...

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surrounding, Lerici La Spezia

2 Reviews Boat Trips and Restaurants My best memory of lerici and La Spezia was spending it with two special people,having a birthday meal and sitting by the sea having a fag with Vera.Also sitting outside a...

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Poet's Gulf Portovenere

2 Reviews Golfo dei Poeti (Poet’s Gulf) is the name of this coast, also known as La Spezia’s Gulf. It spreads from Portovenere and the Cinque Terre till Lerici, being that La Spezia is situated on a bay. It...

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views Genoa

6 Reviews Before 12th century Genova emerged as an independent city-state and its main occupation was trade, shipbuilding and banking. Very soon the city become largest and most powerful navies in the...

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surrounding, Portovenere La Spezia

3 Reviews . Portovenere is a medieval sea village at the gateway to the Cinque Terre . This enchanting and naturally beautiful town dates back to the Roman era. The lovely view admired from the Church of San...

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S.Pietro Church Portovenere

1 Review . Walk to the end of the peninsula. The village's real symbol is the unique church S. Pietro, which is directly built on a rock (cliffs). On the other (northern) side of the peninsula you can see...

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Genoa History Genoa

3 Reviews It is an interesting thing, the English word "blue jeans" has an origin from the French word "Bleu de Gênes", meaning "blue material from Genoa". In times past, the very strong denim cloth was used...

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Marina and Port La Spezia

1 Review La Spezia has a huge marina and port. There you may observe fancy yachts and sailing boats as well as some other more modest, but nonetheless less enjoyable. Also, there are some fishing boats on one...

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ancient buildings Genoa

4 Reviews How funny is the trompe l'oeil on the façade of this building? The windows are authentic, but their balconies and all the other architectural elements are... painted! I like this technique very...

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Porto Antico Genoa

3 Reviews Visit the Port I found my family history. My big grandfather borned near Genova in 1865. (Lumarzo) I visited churches for to obtain information about him with a guy I met in Internet: Andrea...

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Gates, Walls and castles Genoa

2 Reviews Porta dei Vacca is located in the south-western part of Via Prè, near the church of San Sista. This gate was built between 1155-1159 to defend the medieval centre from enemies. Its previous name was...

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outside genoa Genoa

2 Reviews look down as you drive on the motorway from the north, or as you're getting there by train. What a scenic landscape! You'll never forget dramatic slopes storming down to the ever-blue Ligurian Sea,...

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THE CINQUE TERRE, LITERALLY THE FIVE LANDS

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The Cinque Terre , literally the Five Lands, is a stretch of Ligurian coast made up of five villages built right where the rocky land finishes and the sea begins. MONTEROSSO - VERNAZZA - CORNIGLIA - MANAROLA – RIOMAGGIORE This location is famous for its topography of the coast with rocky promontories dramatically tumbling towards the water .Behind them, a bewitched backdrop with hillsides covered with vineyards, olivegroves, lemon trees. This landscape isn’t natural, but is the result ofcenturies of human hands which worked hard to carve out of the hills andmountains to get some metres of land to cultivate.To escape the many invasions that occurred here during the medieval time, locals built these villages. In particular the oldest one, Monterosso, in a position to be more isolated and protected. The isolation remained for ages until the railway was built to connect La Spezia with Genova...

The five villages

by tini58de

There are five villages to the Cinque Terre. Their names are:Monterosso al MareVernazzaCornigliaManarolaRiomaggioreEach one is different and I have tried to summarize my impressions of them in the "Things to do" Tips. You might also want to check out the more precise individual pages for more information. The view from our terrace in Vernazza

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The Cinque Terre Card

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The Cinque Terre Card is your entrance card for the hiking path #2 from Monterosso al Mare to Riomaggiore (and/or vice versa). It also includes all trainrides between La Spezia and Levanto for the period of validity, which is either 1, 3 or 7 days.In 2006 the rates were as follows:- Eur 5.20 (1 day )- Eur 12.40 (3 days)- Eur 19.50 (7 days)The tickets can be obtained at the entrances of the hiking paths or at the local tourist offices or train stations. You get some very useful information along with it!

Golfo dei Poeti

by tini58de

The part of the Mediterranean Sea that flanks the Cinque Terre is called the Golfo dei Poeti, which means the Gulf of Poets. It is called so, because many poets have lived and worked there, amongst them Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, D'Annunzio, Marinetti, Pavese, Montale, Dickens, Ruskin and Woolf, just to name a few.The Gulf stretches from La Spezia on even farther than Cinque Terre.Since Cinque Terre is a UNESCO World Heritage, part of the coastal region (I think it is 2 km) is under protection as well. Celebrating my husband's birthday with him!

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Romantic and Enriching

by deecat

Allan and I went shopping seperately in the town of Levento because we were purchasing gifts for each other. We ran into each other and kind of hid what we were doing....it was a sweet moment.In the summer for my birthday, we went to an Italian restarurant back home, and Allan gave me a lovely diamond necklace from a Jewelery Store in Levanto (he purchased that day ). It is so special to me. A long, romantic walk that Allan and I took after a three-hour meal the last night in Italy in Levante (Levanto). It was a beautiful night, and we had explored the Cinque Terre, gone to the beach at Levante (Levanto), gone to the romantic ristorante, and then this lovely walk.Ah, yes.....

Hike of the Cinque Terre

by sandysmith

Hiking all of the Cinque Tterre - it may be long and hard going at times but the views are fantastic. We parked the car at Riomaggiore and took the train to Monterosso and walked back to the car.The levels parts meandering through the olive groves help your legs to recover from the uphill bits - more pics in the travelogue

All villages are built in terraces

by globetrott

Some of the villages and towns along the ligurian coast are built into the slopes of the hills of the coastline and every little spot was used to build houses, small gardens or stairs to walk up and down.Even the beach-promenade is built in different levels, as you may see on my picture, that shows the beach-boulevard of Camogli.On "groundfloor" you will see the beach and the changing-cabinsOn the " 1st floor " - where you see the umbrellas of the gardenrestaurants, you have the boulevard to take a walk and enjoy the lovely scenery

Discover your roots

by wadekorzan

Wherever your ancestors may be from, it is a great thing to go and find your roots. The picture is of fellow VT member leostarico standing on the street named for his great-grandfather. He was exhilarated!

Cnque Terre

by sandysmith

In the westermost area of the Ligurian Riviera are the beautiful Cinque Terre fishing villages clinging to the hill slopes and hiding in picturesque inlets. They once were only accessible by boat but are now linked by train. The best way to see them though is to hike along the old mule track linking the five villages.