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Cinque Terre – Manarola
We were supposed to walk over to Manarola on the Via dell’ Amore (lover’s walk) – bought the ticket, arrived at the right time to find it was closed due to the possibility of thunderstorms. We looked up – nice blue sky – but apparently the weather person had spoken and that was that. So…
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Cinque Terre – Riomaggiore
We are staying in Riomaggiore – one of the Cinque Terre. We rented an Airbnb from Rosanna & Sylvestre. They call the place Guilia (pronounced similar to Julie’s actual name – Julia) named after there daughter. They are the nicest couple. Neither spoke very much english but they were extremely friendly and helpful. Rosanna was…
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Last Days in Lucca
Our last days wandering around Lucca: we came across a neighbourhood street party, a craft market, a Romanian Orthodox Church and had a meal at the best restaurant so far in Italy – Osteria da Pasquale here in Lucca. They not only presented us with a great appetizer that we didn’t order but the main…
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Palazzo Pfanner
Originally built in 1660 by the Moriconi family – it passed to the Controni family (rival silk merchants). In 1846, Austrian brewmaster leased the gardens and cellars to brew german beer. He eventually bought the entire estate. One of the stories associated with the property had to do with a young King Frederick IV of…
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Town Walls – Lucca
The walls of Lucca contain a wide path sheltered by trees and a great place to walk, run or cycle. One complete trip around the town is only slightly over 4k so you get an idea of how small the walled city really is – basically 1 km on each side.
WR Foster 