We were out of season enough that we were able to visit Venice without all the throngs or tourists. The spaces and colors of the town are everything they are rumored to be.
Directly accross the Italian Penninsula from Venice is the Cinque Terre, a series of 5 small fishing and wine villages connected by train and walking paths. The people here were possibly the friendliest we met anywhere on the trip. This is also where pesto is originally from.
