LE CITRON - UN FRUIT EN OR Le citronnier (Citrus limon) est un arbre fruitier appartenant au genre Citrus et à la famille des Rutacées. D'après des recherches génétiques, c'est probablement un ancien hybride entre le pomélo et le cédratier, mais c'est une espèce autonome depuis bien longtemps, que l'on reproduit par...

The village of Manarola, Italy glows in the light as the sun sets in May 2015. It is one of five villages, just miles apart, that sit along the Mediterranean coast in Northern Italy. Chris LeBlanc Austin American-Statesman BY PAM LEBLANC Austin American-Statesman This place doesn’t look real. From the top of a steep hillside covered in lemon trees and...

Monterosso Beach – Cinque Terre, Italy As the area's only sandy waterfront, the town of Monterosso al Mare along the Italian Riviera is a must-visit for all beach lovers. One of the five villages that make up Cinque Terre, this western-most beach, which runs along most of the town's coastline, is located in the centre of a small natural gulf. For those planning a holiday, it's worth noting that...

Vernazza: My favorite Cinque Terre village. By Rick Steves I’m up early in my favorite village on the Italian Riviera, as the morning sun touches the tip of Vernazza’s bell tower and greets a peaceful world. The air is damp, cool and refreshing as I wander downhill, passing underneath the train tracks. I enjoy the fact that the town is traffic-free, and realize that my favorite...