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The Path of Love opens after twelve years

The romantic hiking trail Via dell'Amore between the villages on the picturesque coastal stretch Cinque Terre in northwestern Italy opens during the weekend after being closed for several years, reports BBC.

» Published: 26 July 2024

The Path of Love opens after twelve years
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The romantic hiking trail Via dell'Amore between the villages on the picturesque coastal stretch Cinque Terre in northwestern Italy opens during the weekend after being closed for several years, reports BBC.

The trail has been closed since 2012 when a landslide occurred, which became a clear signal to the authorities that the area was in urgent need of renovation.

Four Australian tourists were injured in the landslide, which according to, among others, the Australian news site News.com.au, was caused by drought.

Every year, hundreds of thousands, sometimes millions, of tourists flock to the coastal stretch to experience its five picturesque villages with their own eyes. Cinque Terre is listed on UNESCO's World Heritage List and mass tourism is straining the area and its year-round residents.

Older people like myself used to take a nap at four o'clock, says 80-year-old Giancarlo Cielano, who lives in the Cinque Terre village of Manarola, to The Guardian.

But with a larger influx of people, we can no longer do that. There are constant sounds of voices and suitcases rolling on the streets. We can no longer hear the sea.

Via dell'Amore, or the Path of Love, is one of several hiking trails in a 13-mile long network of trails that crisscrosses Cinque Terre. The Path of Love is 800 meters long and runs along steep cliffs with views of the turquoise waters of the Ligurian Sea.

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