Cinque Terre

Where to base yourself in the Cinque Terre

Looking to do the Cinque Terre? Here's where you fly into and base yourself.

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Gone tomorrow: the places you need to visit, right now

From the Galapagos to the Great Barrier Reef, there are some destinations you can't keep putting off for a visit, writes Michael Gebicki.

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After the deluge ... Riomaggiore hugs the shore.

Stairways to heaven

Alison Stewart scales the cliffs of the Cinque Terre and finds villages returning to life after devastating floods.

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Happy trio ... the writer with her mother and husband at Burano.

And mother makes three

What happens when a seventysomething eschews escorted touring for an independent jaunt with family? Some might predict disaster. Dayle Green finds out.

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Italy, Florence, classified as World Heritage by UNESCO, Piazza della Signoria, Rivoire cafe.

Cheap eats in Italy: reality bites in the back alleys

Ben Hall wanders away from the magnificent monuments to unearth some true Italian culture.

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A five-star cliffhanger

Rosemarie Milsom works up a thirst hiking the rugged terrain of the Ligurian Coast's Cinque Terre.

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Official Language:

Italian

Electricity:

Type C (or Europlug) is a two-wire plug that has two round pins. It fits into any socket that accepts 4.0 – 4.8 mm round contacts on 19 mm centres. Type F (also known as a Schuko plug) has two 4.8 mm round pins spaced 19 mm apart. Type L has two variations: The 10 amp version has two round pins that are 4mm thick and spaced 5.5 mm apart, with a grounding pin in the middle. The 16 amp version has two round pins that are 5 mm thick, spaced 8mm apart, as well as a grounding pin.