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The Cinque Terre is in the Liguria region of Italy, to the west of the city of La Spezia. "The Five Lands" comprises five villages: Moterosso a mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore.
The Cinque Terre is noted for its beauty. Over centuries, people have carefully built terraces on the rugged, steep landscape right up to the cliffs that overlook the sea. Part of its charm is the lack of visible "modern" development. Paths, trains and boats connect the villages, and cars cannot reach it from the outside.
At the villages you will can enjoy with a wine tasting of famous dessert wine “ Sciacchetrà”...is a typical DOC wine, from Cinque Terre area, it is cultivated on terraced sheer vineyards overlooking the sea. Just to obtain one bottle of this amber-coloured wine, it is necessary 15/20 kg. of grape. The ageing process occurs in the shade and wine has been poured off for min. 12 months. (as regards the “Reserve” the ageing process lasts at least 3 years). Rare wine, is considered suitable for meditation, it takes its name from the Ligurian dialect which means: (sciac) = press grape and (tra) = removing grape dregs during its fermentation. Raisin wine, gold-coloured with amber reflex, has an intense honey scent.
Pisa, located in western Tuscany, is known throughout the world for its famous Leaning Tower, but there is so much more to Pisa than just this striking landmark. The ecclesiastical city of Pisa began life as a seaside settlement around 3,000 years ago and was first laid out in the mid-eleventh century. Pisa is crammed full of wonderful, historical monuments and buildings dating back many hundreds of years and much of Pisa has retained its medieval appearance. Pisa is also known for its excellent university, which was established in 1343 and has become one of Italy's top schools.
In the north-west of Pisa there is an immense green lawn on which four impressive buildings stand in gleaming white marble. These imposing structures are the enormous, breathtaking Duomo (cathedral) - built almost 1,000 years ago, the cathedral's bell tower - better known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the circular Battistero (Baptistery) - the largest of its kind in the whole of Italy, and the Camposanto - also known as the Holy Field, without doubt one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world. This area of Pisa is known as the Campo dei Miracoli or the Piazza dei Miracoli (Field of Miracles) and these remarkable Pisan buildings combine Moorish, Gothic and Romanesque architectural features.
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