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The Cinque Terre Trail System - What to Expect When You Walk the Cinque Terre

By James Martin, About.com

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Le Cinque Terre in November - It's Olive Harvest Time

Cinque Terre Olive Trees

Olive Trees Ready for Harvest in November, 2005

James Martin
Walking the Cinque Terre Trails has always been about coming close to or even interacting with locals as they work in olive groves or vineyards. Our November excursion found folks out mending nets and placing them under olive trees like those shown here. In September or so you'll pass people carrying wine grapes from the harvest--usually on baskets carried on top of the head or slung onto a shoulder.

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