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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.
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Areas in : Bordighera (5) | Cinque Terre (310) | Genoa (54) | Imperia (7) | La Spezia (4) | Portofino (5) | Sanremo (15) | Savona | Ventimiglia (2)
November 2nd 2009 Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre
Day 11-12 Sanremo to Riomaggiore We efficiently zipped around Sanremo on Saturday morning, seeing the sights, and liking the town better in daylight. It was overcast, so we didn’t get in ... 37 photos [full story]
Day 11-12 Sanremo to Riomaggiore We efficiently zipped around Sanremo on Saturday morning, seeing the sights, and liking the town better in daylight. It was overcast, so we didn’t get in ... 37 photos [full story]
October 25th 2009 Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre
Arriving in La Spezia by train we walked around for awhile until deciding on a nice hotel to say at... My One Hotel... We were restless from a long train ride so headed straight out to explore... What ... 56 photos [full story]
Arriving in La Spezia by train we walked around for awhile until deciding on a nice hotel to say at... My One Hotel... We were restless from a long train ride so headed straight out to explore... What ... 56 photos [full story]
October 30th 2009 Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre
Pretty sure this is my favorite place of the trip!! Coincidentally, we were in Cinque Terre for two special occasions - my birthday and Waldo's and my 1 yr anniversary. It was wonderful to be in such ... 3 photos [full story]
Pretty sure this is my favorite place of the trip!! Coincidentally, we were in Cinque Terre for two special occasions - my birthday and Waldo's and my 1 yr anniversary. It was wonderful to be in such ... 3 photos [full story]
October 25th 2009 Europe » Italy » Liguria » Genoa
Sunday October 25th Off to the backblocks of Genoa Another cracker of a day has dawned and with the extra hour in bed we are feeling pretty refreshed after two days of walking in the Cinque Terre. ... 4 photos [full story]
Sunday October 25th Off to the backblocks of Genoa Another cracker of a day has dawned and with the extra hour in bed we are feeling pretty refreshed after two days of walking in the Cinque Terre. ... 4 photos [full story]
October 24th 2009 Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre
Thank goodness Gretchen has masseuse skills ,as I awoke at some ungodly hour of the night with the worst cramp I have ever experienced and she eased my pain enabling me to get back to sleep.The trial ... 11 photos [full story]
Thank goodness Gretchen has masseuse skills ,as I awoke at some ungodly hour of the night with the worst cramp I have ever experienced and she eased my pain enabling me to get back to sleep.The trial ... 11 photos [full story]
October 23rd 2009 Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre » Corniglia
Friday 23rd October A day from hell on the Cinque Terre Our hotel high up on the hill meant there was no traffic noise and we had a very good night’s sleep in preparation for what we expected ... 9 photos [full story]
Friday 23rd October A day from hell on the Cinque Terre Our hotel high up on the hill meant there was no traffic noise and we had a very good night’s sleep in preparation for what we expected ... 9 photos [full story]
October 22nd 2009 Europe » Italy » Liguria » La Spezia
Thursday 22nd October The Leaning Tower of Pisa and onwards to Lerici It absolutely bucketed down in the night and if we hadn’t been in a room upstairs we might have had to evacuate before we ... 3 photos [full story]
Thursday 22nd October The Leaning Tower of Pisa and onwards to Lerici It absolutely bucketed down in the night and if we hadn’t been in a room upstairs we might have had to evacuate before we ... 3 photos [full story]
October 18th 2009 Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre
The train ride wasn long from Pisa and it went though a bunch of industrial towns and tunnels... until suddenly we came out of a tunnel and saw the sea. It was gorgeous and we couldn wait to ge ... [full story]
The train ride wasn long from Pisa and it went though a bunch of industrial towns and tunnels... until suddenly we came out of a tunnel and saw the sea. It was gorgeous and we couldn wait to ge ... [full story]
October 3rd 2009 Europe » Italy » Liguria
Hi everyone! Between days filled with Tuscany and poor internet reception, we have been remiss in updating our blog. So here we are now, in our last week in Italy. We have had such an amazing tim ... [full story]
Hi everyone! Between days filled with Tuscany and poor internet reception, we have been remiss in updating our blog. So here we are now, in our last week in Italy. We have had such an amazing tim ... [full story]
September 27th 2009 Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre
Much catching up to do. I left off on my last blog in Barcelona before getting a manicure. When I finished writing the blog and went back to the room Bonnie was in no shape to go with me so I ventur ... [full story]
Much catching up to do. I left off on my last blog in Barcelona before getting a manicure. When I finished writing the blog and went back to the room Bonnie was in no shape to go with me so I ventur ... [full story]
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