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Outside the cathedral in the evening
from: "Palermo in one day?" By Down and out in Millport and Arran
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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November 16th 2009 Europe » Italy » Sicily » Siracusa
Day 26 Modica Yesterday we took the bus into Noto, about and hour from here, and walked around the baroque city for a few hours...everything here closes down from 1:00 pm to 3:00pm...so it's hard t ... 24 photos [full story]
Day 26 Modica Yesterday we took the bus into Noto, about and hour from here, and walked around the baroque city for a few hours...everything here closes down from 1:00 pm to 3:00pm...so it's hard t ... 24 photos [full story]
November 12th 2009 Europe » Italy » Sicily » Siracusa
Day 22 Salerno to Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast We took a train from Salerno to Pompeii today...I slept in, so we left at 9:00 instead of 8:00....So we got to Pompeii around 10:00. The train we to ... 36 photos [full story]
Day 22 Salerno to Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast We took a train from Salerno to Pompeii today...I slept in, so we left at 9:00 instead of 8:00....So we got to Pompeii around 10:00. The train we to ... 36 photos [full story]
October 17th 2009 Europe » Italy » Sicily
TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER - PALERMO, SICILY Having checked into a hostel a 10 minute walk from Victoria Station yesterday, my alarm was still set at the ridiculously early time of 3:15am. It was amusing ... [full story]
TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER - PALERMO, SICILY Having checked into a hostel a 10 minute walk from Victoria Station yesterday, my alarm was still set at the ridiculously early time of 3:15am. It was amusing ... [full story]
May 5th 2009 Europe » Italy » Sicily » Messina
It was our second day and we were ready to try out the restaurants and explore the quiet village. There is no early bird in Sicilly. Restaurants do not generally open until 8:30pm and there is a big ... 13 photos [full story]
It was our second day and we were ready to try out the restaurants and explore the quiet village. There is no early bird in Sicilly. Restaurants do not generally open until 8:30pm and there is a big ... 13 photos [full story]
May 4th 2009 Europe » Italy » Sicily » Messina
We arrived with good hopes. As I was stepping on board our transfer flight from Milan, I received a call for a job interview to be held when I got back. The weather was perfect the whole time and af ... 8 photos [full story]
We arrived with good hopes. As I was stepping on board our transfer flight from Milan, I received a call for a job interview to be held when I got back. The weather was perfect the whole time and af ... 8 photos [full story]
65 days ago: Carly and Jez published a blog
Sicily; filthy city's, phenominal icecream,spectaular eruptions!
Sicily; filthy city's, phenominal icecream,spectaular eruptions!
September 15th 2009 Europe » Italy » Sicily » Stromboli
Day 500 !!!!(24/8/09) After a hearty Italian breaky (concious of the potential for addiction to Italian coffee) we set off on foot to the Caputchin Catacombs. Home to 8000 Palmerians bodies. The cata ... 22 photos [full story]
Day 500 !!!!(24/8/09) After a hearty Italian breaky (concious of the potential for addiction to Italian coffee) we set off on foot to the Caputchin Catacombs. Home to 8000 Palmerians bodies. The cata ... 22 photos [full story]
September 12th 2009 Europe » Italy » Sicily » Taormina
Alright today was a bit of a pain in the ass. I spent most of the day figuring out where to go and how the hell to get back to main land Italy. I was trying to go to a formula 1 race in Milano but I ... [full story]
Alright today was a bit of a pain in the ass. I spent most of the day figuring out where to go and how the hell to get back to main land Italy. I was trying to go to a formula 1 race in Milano but I ... [full story]
September 10th 2009 Europe » Italy » Sicily » Lipari
We've arrived on Aeolian Island of Lipari! Getting here was slightly easier then last year, yet still awkward. We said goodbye to my Aunty Lidia in Reggio Calabria, and left my car behind at the ... 18 photos [full story]
We've arrived on Aeolian Island of Lipari! Getting here was slightly easier then last year, yet still awkward. We said goodbye to my Aunty Lidia in Reggio Calabria, and left my car behind at the ... 18 photos [full story]
July 7th 2009 Europe » Italy » Sicily » Palermo
Apologies to the song's artists.... Well, despite my last minute rush and the storm through central Florida, I made it to Orlando airport and now sit in Detroit awaiting the departure to Roma. Thank ... [full story]
Apologies to the song's artists.... Well, despite my last minute rush and the storm through central Florida, I made it to Orlando airport and now sit in Detroit awaiting the departure to Roma. Thank ... [full story]
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