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I am flying into Rome in May and out of Venice 10 days later. My plan was to spend a few days in Rome, travel to Cinque Terre for five days and the to Venice for a couple of days.

What I didn't realize was that Cinque Terre flooded in November 2011. From what I can find out, a couple of the towns are still badly hit and a few are back to normal. Does anyone who is familiar with this area know if it is worth going to at that time? If it's not, would you recommend any other place(s) to go on the journey from Rome to Venice? If you do recommend going there, what place would you recommend staying at?

There are two of us traveling, and our flight dates are set in stone. We are kind of touristy but are more excited to eat and drink our way across Italy. Neither one of us have left North America before.

Thanks in advance.