Adventure Travel Art Links

ATA Zazzle Link

To view and purchase artwork and products, please visit the Adventure Travel Art Store on Zazzle.com.

Friday, November 2, 2012

Cinque Terre Floods


It's been just a little over a year since the 25 Oct 2011 floods that ravaged the towns of Vernazza and Monterosso in the Cinque Terre region of Liguria, Italy.  My wife and I fell in love with the Cinque Terre region when we visited there with my little brother three summers ago. We spent six nights in the village of Riomaggiore, the southern most village of the Cinque Terre.  This gave us plenty of time to explore the five towns of the Cinque Terre, along with the town of Levanto, just north of the Cinque Terre.  The mind-blowing scenery, the incredibly nice and down-to-Earth people, the locally grown food and locally produced wine, the beautiful blue waters of the crystal clear Mediterranean Sea along this portion of coast known as "The Italian Riviera" - it all makes the place extremely special and such an incredible place to visit and spend time.

Because I nearly lopped off the end of my index finger slicing an onion the other night, it's a little difficult to type right now.  I will let Mr. Rick Steves tell you a bit more about what has been happening with the recovery effort in Vernazza and Monterosso and the rest of the Cinque Terre:
----------
Updated 10/8/2012
On October 25, 2011, an unusually severe rainstorm brought flash flooding and landslides, to the Cinque Terre towns of Vernazza and Monterosso al Mare — filling the streets with rocks, mud and debris up to 12 feet deep. Three people drowned in Vernazza and one in Monterosso.
Today, most shops, restaurants and hotels in Vernazza and Monterosso are back welcoming visitors — the result of a remarkable recovery process. Throughout the winter and spring of 2012, the Italian government, local residents and relief workers teamed up to remove literally acres of mud from both towns. Since then, the streets and sewer systems have been re-engineered, and the ground floors of most of the affected businesses have been renovated. Outside the town centers, however, much work remains to repair structures, rebuild terracing, and prevent future flash-flooding.
----------
I recently completed three new designs for three different Cinque Terre villages, each piece coming in a choice of two color combinations.   Even though it has been a few years, I still have a lot of photos to go through from that trip.  I'll get to them one of these days........ ;)  Until then, however, here are the newest for this area of Italy.
Click Here to Purchase
Click Here to Purchase

Click Here to Purchase
Click Here to Purchase

Click Here to Purchase
Click Here to Purchase