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THE ITALIAN RIVIERA

LIGURIA AND THE CINQUE TERRA
THE ITALIAN RIVIERA

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01. On Our walking tour of Sestri Levante.
01. On Our walking tour of Sestri Levante.		 02. On the walking tour.
02. On the walking tour.		 02A. A rose in Sestri Levante, by Jean Bruns.
02A. A rose in Sestri Levante, by Jean Bruns.		 03. Looking thru to the Bay of Silence.
03. Looking thru to the Bay of Silence.
04. On the Bay of Silence.
04. On the Bay of Silence.		 05. On the Bay of Silence.
05. On the Bay of Silence.		 06 NS
06 NS		 07. An anchorage on the Bay of Silence.
07. An anchorage on the Bay of Silence.
08. The beach of the Bay of Fables.
08. The beach of the Bay of Fables.		 10. Town Hall on the Piazza Matteotti.
10. Town Hall on the Piazza Matteotti.		 11. Looking north from the beach of the Bay of Fables.
11. Looking north from the beach of the Bay of Fables.		 12. Returning from our walk thru Sestri Levante.
12. Returning from our walk thru Sestri Levante.
13. Arrival at Santa Margherita Ligure.
13. Arrival at Santa Margherita Ligure.		 14. Columbus' statue in Santa Margherita.
14. Columbus' statue in Santa Margherita.		 15. Some days you're the statue, some days you're the pigeon.
15. Some days you're the statue, some days you're the pigeon.		 16. St. Margherita harbor.
16. St. Margherita harbor.
17. Win, Barbara, the Cohans on the boat ride to Portofino.
17. Win, Barbara, the Cohans on the boat ride to Portofino.		 18. Portofino harbor.
18. Portofino harbor.		 18A. Portofino
18A. Portofino		 20. Barbara & Bergie and the Williams College yacht.
20. Barbara & Bergie and the Williams College yacht.
21. Looking into the village.
21. Looking into the village.		 22. From the harbor out to the Mediterranean.
22. From the harbor out to the Mediterranean.		 23. Some local color.
23. Some local color.		 24. Looking up at the medieval fortress Castello do San Giorgio.
24. Looking up at the medieval fortress Castello do San Giorgio.
25. Climbing the road to the Church of San Giorgio.
25. Climbing the road to the Church of San Giorgio.		 26. A pause for a breath and to look back at the harbor.
26. A pause for a breath and to look back at the harbor.		 27. The Church of San Giorgio.
27. The Church of San Giorgio.		 28. A gate on the way up.
28. A gate on the way up.
29. The church cemetery.
29. The church cemetery.		 30. Back in the village of Portofino.
30. Back in the village of Portofino.		 31. Back in St. Margherita; Church of St. Margherita d'Antiochia.
31. Back in St. Margherita; Church of St. Margherita d'Antiochia.		 32. The church's interior.
32. The church's interior.
33. Welcome to Genoa.
33. Welcome to Genoa.		 34. NS Palazzo San Giorgio. Note trompe-l'oeil.
34. NS Palazzo San Giorgio. Note trompe-l'oeil.		 35. NS The Piazza Caricamento.
35. NS The Piazza Caricamento.		 36. Palazzo Spinola in Strada Nuova.
36. Palazzo Spinola in Strada Nuova.
37. Palazzo Spinola.
37. Palazzo Spinola.		 38. Palazzo Lomellino in Strada Nuova.
38. Palazzo Lomellino in Strada Nuova.		 39. Palazzo Lomellino
39. Palazzo Lomellino		 40. On our walking tour.
40. On our walking tour.
41. On our walking tour.
41. On our walking tour.		 42. On our walking tour.
42. On our walking tour.		 43. NS The Cathedral of San Lorenzo.
43. NS The Cathedral of San Lorenzo.		 44. NS Entryway of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo.
44. NS Entryway of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo.
45. NS Within the cathedral.
45. NS Within the cathedral.		 46. The Piazza de Ferrari.
46. The Piazza de Ferrari.		 47. Pigeons from Columbus' statue.
47. Pigeons from Columbus' statue.		 48. Returning to the Vis a' Vis.
48. Returning to the Vis a' Vis.
49. NW from the Vis a' Vis; the train line along the Riviera.
49. NW from the Vis a' Vis; the train line along the Riviera.		 50. Time out for a wine break.
50. Time out for a wine break.		 51. The Palazzata of Porto Venere before our boat ride along the Cinque Terre.
51. The Palazzata of Porto Venere before our boat ride along the Cinque Terre.		 51A. Portovenere
51A. Portovenere
52. The Castello di Portovenere.
52. The Castello di Portovenere.		 53..Queuing for a popular attraction.
53..Queuing for a popular attraction.		 54. Walking up Il Carrugio.
54. Walking up Il Carrugio.		 55. Along Il Carrugio. Drapes of pasta shells.
55. Along Il Carrugio. Drapes of pasta shells.
56. The 1198 Church of St. Peter.
56. The 1198 Church of St. Peter.		 57. Looking west from St. Peter's area.
57. Looking west from St. Peter's area.		 58. Looking towards Byron's Grotto; the Castello upper right.
58. Looking towards Byron's Grotto; the Castello upper right.		 59. Barb & Bergie on the quay at Porto Venere.
59. Barb & Bergie on the quay at Porto Venere.
60. Passing Riomaggiore on our Cinque Terre cruise.
60. Passing Riomaggiore on our Cinque Terre cruise.		 61. The train and the walkway: Manarola to Riomaggiore.
61. The train and the walkway: Manarola to Riomaggiore.		 62. Coming in to Manarola to transfer passengers.
62. Coming in to Manarola to transfer passengers.		 63. Passing Manarola.
63. Passing Manarola.
64. And continuing.
64. And continuing.		 65. Looking back (east) to Manarola.
65. Looking back (east) to Manarola.		 66. Corniglia.
66. Corniglia.		 67. Disembarking at Vernazza for lunch.
67. Disembarking at Vernazza for lunch.
68. Vernazza piazza.
68. Vernazza piazza.		 69. Reembarking.
69. Reembarking.		 70. The train arrives for Manarola and all points east.
70. The train arrives for Manarola and all points east.		 71. Off the train at Manarola and begin La Via dell'Amore
71. Off the train at Manarola and begin La Via dell'Amore
72. Along La Via dell'Amore.
72. Along La Via dell'Amore.		 73. Looking out on the Med from La Via dell'Amore.
73. Looking out on the Med from La Via dell'Amore.		 74. Looking east along the Via dell'Amore.
74. Looking east along the Via dell'Amore.		 75. Back safely at the Vis a' Vis.
75. Back safely at the Vis a' Vis.
76. Umberto leading the chorus at Carrarra.
76. Umberto leading the chorus at Carrarra.		 77. Statue kits.
77. Statue kits.		 78. A nice piece for the front yard.
78. A nice piece for the front yard.		 79. Or, for the beach house?
79. Or, for the beach house?
80. Carving for fifty years.
80. Carving for fifty years.		 81. Getting started on his fifty years.
81. Getting started on his fifty years.		 82. Into the quarry before they run out of marble.
82. Into the quarry before they run out of marble.		 83. Werner's lecture on Lucca.
83. Werner's lecture on Lucca.
84. The Lucca welcoming committie.
84. The Lucca welcoming committie.		 85. Off into Lucca.
85. Off into Lucca.		 86. The Boccherini Institute of Music.
86. The Boccherini Institute of Music.		 87. A house tower
87. A house tower
88. Another view of the tower.
88. Another view of the tower.		 89. In Lucca.
89. In Lucca.		 90. On the Piazza Anfiteatro
90. On the Piazza Anfiteatro		 91. Protruding sections of Roman walls.
91. Protruding sections of Roman walls.
92. The Via dell Anfiteatro.
92. The Via dell Anfiteatro.		 93. The Church of San Frediano.
93. The Church of San Frediano.		 94. 13th-14th C. mosaic at San Frediano.
94. 13th-14th C. mosaic at San Frediano.		 95. Church of San Michelle.
95. Church of San Michelle.

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