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Untold Italy travel podcast

292. Secrets of the Cinque Terre - Slow Travel Insights with a Local

Untold Italy travel podcast

Katy Clarke

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Leisure

4.7699 Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Uncover the true secrets of the Cinque Terre with our friend, local food expert Enrica Monzani. Travel in this region of Italy has generally been defined by the landscapes and romantic villages clinging to cliffsides. But, in this epsiode, we uncover regional traditions, hiking tips, village identities, and the flavors of wine and olive oil. Travel Italy beyond the crowds and learn how to experience Cinque Terre like a local.

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Blessed with jaw-dropping beauty, charming, colourful villages,

0:03.3

hugging to the cliff server a rough and reddy sea,

0:06.0

it's no wonder visitors flock to the tiny hamlets of the Cinque Terre

0:09.3

for the endless photo opportunities.

0:12.1

But let's find out why the Cinquateri is all the more beautiful and compelling

0:15.8

when you linger beyond the photos and explore its traditions and culture.

0:26.4

Music beyond the photos and explore its traditions and culture. Ciao at all and benvenuti to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the towns

0:32.7

and villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of Bella Italia.

0:38.2

Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes,

0:44.0

history, culture, wine, gelato, and of course, a whole lot of pasta.

0:49.8

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notes.

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