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Cinque Terra - 5 Lands~

My boyfriend was on a 3 months work assignment to Italy, so I took a week leave and flew to Italy to visit him. We didn't really go much places for sightseeing as he gotta work during the weekdays. We only went places around Gallarate (the town he stayed) and during the weekend, we went Cinque Terra . Using Google translator, Cinque Terra = 5 lands. It's actually 5 villages (Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore) built on coastal hills. The whole Cinque Terra National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site. We've heard of the famous Via dell"Amore (Lovers Lane) which is a walking trail from Manarola to Riomaggiore and there's a place along this trail where lovers could lock their love with a padlock. Hence, we took a train from Genoa which directly brought us to Manarola. Upon reaching Manarola, we were totally disappointed!! The trail was closed.. And we saw people locking the padlocks on the gate instead.. The gate to the Lovers Lane was c