A mesmerizing Journey along the coast of Cinque Terre

Cinque Terre (Photo credit: University of Maryland School of Languages)

Author: Jacob

The picturesque coast along the Cinque Terre is one of Italy's most prized tourist destinations. This land of five villages is situated on the western coast of Italy. When you travel to Cinque Terre, the beautiful scenery of this region provides a mesmerizing view and gives immense satisfaction to the travelers.

I Love Italian Travel - Liguria Wine Tours

Image via WikipediaSo you are planning to tour Liguria. You have probably heard about the historic port of Genoa from which Christopher Columbus set out to visit "The New World". You may be familiar with the Italian Riviera, unashamed competitor to its French counterpart. Perhaps you have heard about Cinque Terre, five seaside villages that are a favorite with hikers and romantics.
If you haven't been to Liguria you may not have ever tasted Ligurian wine. Not very much is exported to North America. On a personal note, I have tasted and reviewed wines from 19 of Italy's 20 regions. Only Liguria was missing. While researching this article I found a red and a white that I ordered on-line. At lost last I have finally reviewed both in other columns.
The little town of Monterosso al Mare, the largest of the Cinque Terre villages is festival land; it celebrates a Lemon Feast on the Saturday just prior to Ascension Sunday, a Flower Festival of Corpus Christi on the second Sunday after Pentecost, and a Salted Anchovy and Olive Oil Festival on the second weekend of September. Or you may prefer the upscale village of Portofino to see how the other half lives. If you love eating fish you can find a wide variety of restaurants ranging from mom and pop trattorias to fancy restaurants. Or visit the Acquario di Genova, which is Europe's largest aquarium.


The soil is poor; the slopes are steep and well-drained. Liguria has what it takes to produce fine wines. But, perhaps unfortunately, more and more of the agricultural production is going to olive groves, flowers, or housing for the numerous tourists. Ligurian grape varieties include the white Vermentino and the red Ormeasco (known as Dolcetto in neighboring Piedmont) and Rossese. They also produce some wine from one of Italy's red signature grapes, Sangiovese.



Liguria festivals include: Portofino - St. George Bonfire in April, Riomaggiore - Feast of San Giovanni in June. Casella - Historical Festival and Palio in August, Levanto - Maritime Festival in July. Pontinvrea - Cherry Festival in June, Castiglione Chiavare - Eggplant Festival in August and Bogliasco - Olive Oil Festival in August.



Companies offering wine tours of Liguria include La Dolce Vita Wine Tours, Nyala Wonder Travel, and Wine Roads. Liguria wineries that hosting visits include A Maccia Azienda Agricola in Ranzo and Terre Bianche in Dolceacqua. They are both involved in agrotourism, so you can spend a good part of your vacation on site.

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Levi Reiss wrote or co-authored ten computer and Internet books, but would rather drink fine French, German, or other wine, accompanied by the right foods. He teaches classes in computers at an Ontario French-language community college. Visit his new wine, diet, health, and nutrition website www.wineinyourdiet.com and his Italian travel website www.travelitalytravel.com.



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Discovering the Landscape of Cinque Terre, in Liguria

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Discovering the Landscape of Cinque Terre, in Liguria
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Liguria is a region that can be visited all the year round, because every season is perfect for visiting the several villages and sea resorts located along the coast.

In particular, the Cinque Terre (Five Lands) are five wonderful little villages placed near the city of La Spezia, in the Eastern part of Liguria. The Cinque Terre are renowned all over the world for their unique beauty, breathtaking landscape and uncontaminated deep blue sea. In fact, since 1997, the Cinque Terre have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.

On the page dedicated to Cinque Terre (www.aboutliguria.com/cinque-terre.html), visitors will find many useful information about each village: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore, and also many beautiful photos. Their multicolored houses surrounded by enchanting rolling hills and placed in front of a deep blue sea will steal tourists’ hearts.

In addition, in the bottom of each page, visitors will find a useful and practical free Booking Service, in order to give them the chance to easily and quickly find their ideal accommodation in Cinque Terre - www.aboutliguria.com/cinque-terre.html - and book their holidays in Liguria.

With the Booking Service, accommodation in Cinque Terre will be easy to find: visitors will have the opportunity to insert their favorite destination and the kind of accommodation that best meets their needs.

Further information about Cinque Terre in Liguria (www.aboutliguria.com/cinque-terre.html) are available on www.aboutliguria.com, the new travel guide to Liguria.

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