Cinque Terre, Italy - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Cinque Terre, Italy

Weather: Steady light rain, 49/56F.

Route: From Pisa 113 km NNW on A12 and E80.

Significance: Five villages that up until the 19th century were only accessible from the sea. Now there is a path tourists can walk between the towns and a nearby train station. The towns are on steep sloping cliffs and were mostly built in the 12th century.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

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One of the dramatically situated villages at night (from whc.unesco.org)

Terraced vineyards with village behind (from whc.unesco.org)