If you visit Italy at the best time of year ... kept the people of Cinque Terre safe from pirates. The incredible village of Manarola dates back to 1261. Once it was a stopping point for ancient ...

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Cinque Terre is a group of cinque (five) villages — Monterosso, Vernazza, Manarola, Riomaggiore and Corniglia — strung along cliffs that overlook the Ligurian Sea. Since it became both a ...

tALE by Alessandro Ciabini|Getty Images Cinque Terre is made up of five different towns, Riomaggiore, Manarola ... if only for the views of the village and sea. Wine aficionados will want to ...