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  2. Italian Riviera - Wikipedia

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    Liguria and the Italian Riviera La Riviera italienne, travel poster for ENIT, ca. 1920.. The Italian Riviera or Ligurian Riviera (Italian: Riviera ligure [riˈvjɛːra ˈliːɡure]; Ligurian: Rivêa lìgure [ɾiˈveːa ˈliɡyɾe]) is the narrow coastal strip in Italy which lies between the Ligurian Sea and the mountain chain formed by the Maritime Alps and the Apennines.

  3. Cinque Terre - Wikipedia

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    The Cinque Terre (Italian: [ˈtʃiŋkwe ˈtɛrre]; Ligurian: Çinque Tære; meaning 'Five Lands') are a coastal area within Liguria, in the northwest of Italy.It lies in the west of La Spezia Province, and comprises five villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore.

  4. Portofino - Wikipedia

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    Portofino (Italian pronunciation: [ˌpɔrtoˈfiːno]; Ligurian: Portofin [ˌpɔɾtuˈfiŋ]) is a comune located in the Metropolitan City of Genoa on the Italian Riviera.The town is clustered around its small harbour, and is known for the colourfully painted buildings that line the shore. [3]

  5. 1887 Liguria earthquake - Wikipedia

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    Limited damage was observed along the French Riviera, but another tsunami generated by a landslide increased the death toll in the town of Menton. The Prince of Wales, who was visiting the town of Cannes at the time, was urged by the Royal Family to return, but faced difficulty evacuating due to the thousands of others fleeing the area by train ...

  6. Sanremo - Wikipedia

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    Sanremo, [a] also spelled San Remo in English and formerly in Italian, is a comune (municipality) on the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, in northwestern Italy.Founded in Roman times, it has a population of 55,000, and is known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera.

  7. Savona - Wikipedia

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    Savona (Italian: ⓘ; Ligurian: Sann-a) [4] is a seaport and comune in the west part of the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea. Savona is the main center of the Italian Riviera.

  8. Porto Venere - Wikipedia

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    Porto Venere (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpɔrto ˈvɛːnere]; until 1991 Portovenere; [3] Ligurian: Pòrtivene) is a town and comune (municipality) located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the province of La Spezia. It comprises the three villages of Fezzano, Le Grazie and Porto Venere, and the three islands of Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto.

  9. Riviera - Wikipedia

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    Riviera (pronounced [riˈvjɛːra]) is an Italian word which means ' coastline ', [1] [2] ultimately derived from Latin rīpa, through Ligurian rivêa. [3] It came to be applied as a proper name to the coast of Liguria , in the form Riviera ligure , then shortened in English.

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