Rick Steves’ Europe: 2x5
Cinque Terre: Italy's Hidden Riviera
In these five idyllic port towns, we sample village life: fishing for anchovies at midnight, savoring the best pesto, picking grapes, and cheering cliff divers as we hike the “walkway of love.” Each pastel town is a delight, but my favorite is Vernazza – where Giovanni makes pasta and Granelli sells porcini mushrooms at the tiny street market. We side-trip to Carrara’s historic quarries where Michelangelo selected his marble, then return to Vernazza to stroll its only street (with the entire village) as the sun sets.
2 - 1Venice: Serene, Decadent and Still Kicking Sep. 07, 2002
2 - 2Venice Side-Trips: The Best of Veneto Sep. 14, 2002
2 - 3Florence: City of Art Sep. 21, 2002
2 - 4Siena and Assisi: Italy's Grand Hill Towns Sep. 28, 2002
2 - 5Cinque Terre: Italy's Hidden Riviera Oct. 05, 2002
2 - 6Amsterdam and Dutch Side-Trips Oct. 12, 2002
2 - 7Prague and the Czech Republic Oct. 19, 2002
2 - 8Dublin and Mystical Side Trips Oct. 26, 2002
2 - 9South Ireland: Waterford to the Ring of Kerry Nov. 02, 2002
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2 - 11Berlin: Resilient, Reunited and Reborn Nov. 16, 2002
2 - 12Germany's Romantic Rhine and Rothenburg Nov. 23, 2002
2 - 13Munich and the Foothills of the Alps Nov. 30, 2002
2 - 14Switzerland's Jungfrau Region: Best of the Alps Dec. 07, 2002