▁to ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁century . ▁Mon ter os so ▁and ▁Vern az za ▁were ▁settled ▁first ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁villages ▁grew ▁later , ▁whilst ▁within ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Gen oa . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁rein for ced ▁existing ▁for ts ▁and ▁built ▁new ▁defense ▁to wers ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁area ▁from ▁attacks ▁by ▁the ▁Tur ks . ▁Cin que ▁Ter re ▁experienced ▁economic ▁decl ine ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁to ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries , ▁recover ing ▁when ▁ ▁an ▁ar sen al ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁La ▁Spe zia ▁and ▁it ▁gained ▁a ▁railway ▁link ▁to ▁Gen oa . ▁The ▁railway ▁led ▁to ▁migration ▁from ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁traditional ▁indust ries ▁until ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁tour ism ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁on wards ▁brought ▁some ▁prosper ity . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁pre domin ant ▁cro ps ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁have ▁been ▁g rap es ▁and ▁ol ives . ▁Some ▁fish erman ▁were ▁based ▁in ▁Mon ter os so , ▁but ▁the ▁area ' s ▁g aily ▁painted ▁fish erman ' s ▁c ott ages ▁were ▁conce ived ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁as ▁a ▁tour ist ▁att raction . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁tor r ential ▁ra ins ▁caused ▁flo ods ▁and ▁mud sl ides ▁in ▁Cin que ▁Ter re . ▁N ine ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁villages ▁were ▁sever