Wandelgids Cinque Terre & the Riviera di Levante - Sunflower

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Cinque Terre & the Riviera di Levante

Productomschrijving:  De Lugirische Kust, of meerbepaald, de Italiaanse riviera, een sublime zeer cultuur rijke omgeving, en wandelparadijs in hart- en nier. Een locatie om de lippen van af te likken

Engelse omschrijving door de uitgever: The new Second edition of this very popular guide was revised just before press date, when the author retraced many of the walks. Free GPS tracks are now downloadable for all the walks. The Mediterranean coast between Nizza (Nice) and La Spezia, the ‘Riviera’, was the birthplace of modern tourism in the early 1800s. The beauty of the landscape, the unspoilt and colourful old towns by the sea, the mild climate and the abundant subtropical vegetation attracted the upper classes who could afford the luxury of a leisurely stay in the warmth of the south. These wealthy people spent their days gambling in the casinos; hiking along stony mule trails or swimming in salt water was definitely not what a break in the Med was all about!

But over the last 30 years the eastern part of the area, the Riviera di Levante between Genoa and La Spezia, has become a much-loved hiking: the colourful houses of the five villages, nestled against steep terraced slopes above the blue sea and still connected by old cobbled mule trails, take the visitor back to the days when the Italian coast was still unspoilt by modern civilisation. That’s why this small area has been designated as an Italian national park and a UNESCO world heritage site.

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