Which place completes this sentence about Cinque Terre? Cinque Terre experienced an economic decline from the 17th to 19th centuries, recovering when an arsenal was built in La Spezia and it gained a railway link to ______.
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Correct answer: C. Genoa
Cinque Terre had an economic decline from the 17th to 19th centuries, recovering when rail linked it to Genoa. The answer is Genoa.
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