Every year in August, a village in northwestern Italy lights up the night sky with 2,000 Roman torches. The Madonna Bianca festival in Portovenere, Italy happens every year on Aug. 17, and it’s an ...

The Ligurian coast between Cinque Terre and Portovenere is a cultural landscape of great scenic and cultural value. The layout and disposition of the small towns and the shaping of the surrounding ...

Portovenere, a Riviera gem overlooking the Gulf of La Spezia, more romantically known as the Golfo dei Poeti for all the literary figures who came to swoon over the area’s astounding natural beauty, ...

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This wildly rugged slice of Ligurian coast with its five tiny towns is a delight for hikers, foodies and wine enthusiasts. A century ago the Cinque Terre were simply five fishing villages on an ...

On a scenic bluff overlooking the famous port and Ligurian Sea, two hours' drive south of Portofino, near the southern end of the Cinque Terre trail, this makes a fine finish-line stop, whether by ...

This is the most famous and popular crag in Muzzerone. Easy access and numerous routes of all grades render Parete Centrale ideal for beginners and families, who spend the entire day relaxing in the ...

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