Italy Unpacked: In the Footsteps of the Poets

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Andrew Graham-Dixon and Giorgio Locatelli embark on a fresh tour of the country, this time travelling down the west coast. They begin in Liguria - a region whose rugged mountains and rocky coastline once inspired English poets of the Romantic era. The pair visit Genoa, where opulent Baroque palaces and celebrated Van Dyke and Strozzi paintings reflect its past as a great maritime republic, before heading on to Cinque Terre - meaning `five lands' - to navigate the scattered villages by boat. Finally, Tuscany beckons the duo, who conclude this leg of their trip by exploring Pistoia, Pisa and Livorno.