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San Giovanni Battista Church in Riomaggiore, Italy

by Dean Wickham February 26, 2013 Destinations

As we walked through the village of Riomaggiore in the beautiful Cinque Terre in Italy, we came across this lovely little church. The church of San Giovanni Battista dates back to 1341, and from here you get a great view out over the rooftops of Riomaggiore. From here we made our way to the start [...]

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Walking the Via Dell’Amore to Manarola in Cinque Terre, Italy

by Dean Wickham November 21, 2012 Destinations

Cinque Terre on the Ligurian Coast of Italy has some of the most spectacular coastline that I have seen, and the five tiny villages that make up Cinque Terre cling to little coves in the steep cliffs of this beautiful coastline. Probably the best way to explore this region is by walking the trails between [...]

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Catching the ferry to Riomaggiore in Cinque Terre, Italy

by Dean Wickham October 24, 2012 Destinations

It was our last day in Italy’s beautiful Cinque Terre, and we wanted to make the most of it. We still had two villages to explore, so, like our first trip to Vernazza, we hopped on the ferry in the morning to make our way to the last village – Riomaggiore. The ferry that runs [...]

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Hiking from Vernazza to Corniglia in Cinque Terre, Italy

by Dean Wickham September 11, 2012 Adventure

I had instantly fallen in love with Vernazza on our second day in the Cinque Terre on the Ligurian coast of Northern Italy. This was the second of the five villages that we had visited, taking the ferry from Monterosso al Mare on that morning, and exploring this beautiful little village with it’s colourful buildings [...]

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The Picturesque Village of Vernazza on the Cinque Terre, Italy

by Dean Wickham July 17, 2012 Destinations

Picture yourself in a tiny sea side town built on the side of a spectacular, steep coastline. The smell of the sea invades your senses as you wander along narrow paved streets with colourful old buildings all around you. Small wooden fishing boats from the harbour line the side of the street and the salty [...]

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Wandering Around Monterosso in Cinque Terre, Italy

by Dean Wickham June 6, 2012 Destinations

We had just completed a rush two hour visit to Pisa at the end of our week in Tuscany, as we had to drop our rental car off at the airport (the only depot that was open on a Sunday). From Pisa we were heading to our next destination on our tour of Italy, the famous Cinque Terre. [...]

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Photo of the week: Monterosso Beach, Cinque Terre, Italy

by Dean Wickham April 8, 2012 Destinations

This week’s travel photo is of a busy beach in the town of Monterosso al Mare on the Cinque Terre, Italy. Monterosso is the largest of the five towns that make up the beautiful Cinque Terre and is a popular tourist spot.

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Photo: Riomaggiore Italy

by Dean Wickham July 3, 2011 Destinations

Riomaggiore is one of five villages that make up the beautiful Cinque Terre, a rugged and spectacular piece of coastline in the Liguria Region of Italy.

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