Visitors flock to this part of northwest Italy, chasing their own version of la dolce vita, the sweet life. And they come to hike.

How best to see Italy’s dreamy Ligurian coast? Follow the ancient cobblestoned paths that wind from town to town.

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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 ...

Manarola is another option close by ... This story is published in partnership with Orbis Ways. The post Hidden Villages of Italy: Off the Beaten Path Adventures appeared first on Go Backpacking.

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 ...

J onathan Capitanini remembers when, as children, he and his sister, Giovanna, would tear through Italian Village, their ...

This deliberately paced Italian film about a family in a small village during the closing months of World War II is one of ...