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Cinque Terre: Where to Save, Where to Splurge, and What to Skip

September 25, 2019 By Guest Contributor This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

Let me get this over with. I love Cinque Terre. It's where Italians spend their vacation- it is that great. Don't make the mistake of many visitors and book one day here- spend at least three days. 1.5 for exploring, 1 for hiking and 1/2 for the beach.  Some, like myself, have taken substantially more time. We come for the weekend and just neglect to catch the train back out of ... Read Full Article

Filed Under: Southern Europe, Italy Tagged With: cinque terre, Liguria

Genoa, Italy: an Insider’s Guide

June 12, 2014 By Mattie Bamman This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

  The Italian Riviera boasts such mesmerizing places as Portofino and the Cinque Terre with its stunning cliff-side towns, beaches, and baby blue seas, but the city of Genoa has a reputation for being a rough and tumble port. It hasn’t always been this way: the Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens who spent most of his life in Genoa, as well as the infamous Baroque artist, Caravaggio, were ... Read Full Article

Filed Under: Southern Europe, Italy Tagged With: genoa, Liguria, tourist information

A Volunteer Vacation on the Ligurian Coast of Italy

June 12, 2014 By Staff This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

For those of you who want to have a travel experience that is truly satisfying, consider a volunteer vacation with PCT tours (Protect Cinque Terre.) These tours can be added to your existing itinerary plans because they are only 3 days long. Vernazza, the hub town of the volunteer vacation tour program, is one of the "Five Lands" of Cinque Terre, a collection of small towns perched on the cliffs ... Read Full Article

Filed Under: Southern Europe, Italy Tagged With: Liguria

The Secrets of Genovese Pesto

June 12, 2014 By Mattie Bamman This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

The Italian city of Genoa is not recognized for its beauty. Its massive industrial port blocks views of the Mediterranean, and I wouldn’t recommend getting too close: the strong stench of fish and diesel is enough to keep even old salty dogs onshore. Before I went to Genoa, a friend described it to me as the “armpit of Italy.” There is one good reason to visit Genoa, however. It is an extremely ... Read Full Article

Filed Under: Southern Europe, Italy Tagged With: genoa, Liguria

Architectural Splendor in La Spezia, Italy

May 13, 2016 By Guest Contributor This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

La Spezia (The spice) is a gateway to the Cinque Terre, one of Italy’s most beautiful and romantic spots along the Ligurian coast. It is a quiet and tourist free city and a good place to start when exploring the area. If you want to save a few Euros, the hotels and restaurants are not as expensive in La Spezia as in the nearby tourist towns. So, La Spezia could be a good place to use as a base ... Read Full Article

Filed Under: Southern Europe, Italy Tagged With: Liguria, architecture

Take a Northern Italy Vacation

May 11, 2015 By Terri Fogarty This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

Milan Cathedral from Piazza del Duomo

Northern Italy encompasses the regions of Liguria, Valle d' Aosta, Piedmont, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto and Fruili. This vast area includes the Italian Alps and Dolomites, the glorious Lake Como and Lake Maggiore, the Italian Riviera and mysterious and magical Venice. Aside from Venice , Liguria and the lakes area, this part of Italy is still undiscovered by tourists. Until the 2006 ... Read Full Article

Filed Under: Southern Europe, Italy Tagged With: Piedmont, Liguria, Venice, Northern Italy, Amalfi Coast

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