Overview
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.
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2 - 1Venice: Serene, Decadent and Still Kicking September 07, 2002 -
2 - 2Venice Side-Trips: The Best of Veneto September 14, 2002 -
2 - 3Florence: City of Art September 21, 2002 -
2 - 4Siena and Assisi: Italy's Grand Hill Towns September 28, 2002 -
2 - 5Cinque Terre: Italy's Hidden Riviera October 05, 2002 -
2 - 6Amsterdam and Dutch Side-Trips October 12, 2002 -
2 - 7Prague and the Czech Republic October 19, 2002 -
2 - 8Dublin and Mystical Side Trips October 26, 2002 -
2 - 9South Ireland: Waterford to the Ring of Kerry November 02, 2002 -
2 - 10The Best of West Ireland: Dingle, Galway, and the Aran Islands November 09, 2002 -
2 - 11Berlin: Resilient, Reunited and Reborn November 16, 2002 -
2 - 12Germany's Romantic Rhine and Rothenburg November 23, 2002 -
2 - 13Munich and the Foothills of the Alps November 30, 2002 -
2 - 14Switzerland's Jungfrau Region: Best of the Alps December 07, 2002