Background: Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, sluggish economic growth, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the prosperous north.
July 28th 2007Europe » Italy » Liguria Camogli is an extremely beautiful place. Perhaps 1 of the most beautiful that i've ever seen. in my opinion once you see a beach in italy, you fall in love w. the place and u never want to leave. t ... 7 photos[full story]
April 26th 2008Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre So this past weekend I went to the Cinque Terre with my friend Adriana, aka Manhattan, one of the people that I met on my trip to Italy last summer. She is now studying in Paris, and we have never eve ... 59 photos[full story]
April 29th 2008Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre Hi all
For once, this is Lyndsay starting the blog. This will be an early blog tonight both because we have little to share and because our hostel internet is shutting down in 2 hours. It is really ... [full story]
April 22nd 2008Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre Hello All!!!
Ok...sooo....Rome was good, got lost one day looking for the Appian Way only to find we couldn't actually walk down it. So we were really tired that day. We got through the line at the V ... [full story]
April 21st 2008Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre Scrivo in italiano questa volta! Ieri mattina, Nicole e io abbiamo viaggiato a Cinque Terre, una bella regione nel nord di Italia. Ci sono cinque cittė picccole lungo la costa. Abbiamo camminato lungo ... 7 photos[full story]
April 14th 2008Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre Where do you want to go today? See the advertising industry has a lot to answer for, although, I have no idea what company that is for.
Anyway, today we are off to Pisa and Monte Rosso in the Cinque ... [full story]
March 31st 2008Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre
Hello Everyone,
Just wanted to update you on my latest adventure. On saturday me and a group of 4 other girls headed 5 hours away to a place in Italy called Cinqueterre. It consists of 5 small town ... 8 photos[full story]
April 10th 2008Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre For those of you who have been to my home, you probably remember the picture of the quaint town and harbor that I have over the fireplace. That picture was the reason I decided to make this trip, and ... [full story]
April 9th 2008Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre My hotel here does not have internet access in the rooms, so I won't be able to use my laptop or load photos. Not to fear, as soon as I can, I will load some on here. Also, not sure why I didn't thi ... [full story]
April 4th 2008Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre Taking a morning train out of Florence, we arrived in Levanto before noon. Levanto is just outside the national park of Cinque Terre, a series of five coastal cliff clinging towns. The standard deal ... [full story]
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