My visit included stops at Vernazza, Manarola, and Riomaggiore (I skipped Monterosso and Corniglia). I stayed in Levanto for two nights. From there, I took the train to La Spezia. It’s possible to ...

Italy last week put into daily service between Milan, Rome and Naples the most modern train in Europe. Known as the ETR 300, it gives passengers the thrill of “riding with the engineer” at 60 m.p.h.