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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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By Joe Blo
October 5th 2009

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Beautiful Perugia - this is a short album of pictures from my 1 month stay in Perugia. I moved here with my friend Andy after we finished our Teaching Certification course in Florence to spend the month searching for jobs and doing interviews. Perugia is one of the most beautiful, historic, and culturally dense places I have ever been in my life. It is a little Medieval University town in the mountains located about halfway between Rome and Florence. Andy and I got this great apartment with our access to our own private garden with what I believe to be the [View Full Entry]

By Senta que la vem historia
July 12th 2009

Goodbye Mick! Europe » Italy » Umbria » Perugia

No tapete VERMELHO

Sempre fui apaixonada por aqueles cabelões vermelhos cheios de drads, o rubi no dente (que eu tinha vontade de imitar) e a voz soul melody do ex-DJ de Manchester, Mick Hucknall. Conheci Mr. Pumpkinhead em 2000, numa festa apόs o show no Credicard Hall de São Paulo, esticada depois para a cobertura do Hotel Transamérica. O resto da banda que chamam Simply Red, mudou várias vezes de formação, contando inclusive com o guitarrista brasileiro Heitor T.P. (grande Heitor!) no álbum New Flame de 1989, mas eu desconhecia o motivo do movimento, até conversar com um dos músicos na tal festa, q [View Full Entry]

By ChelseaandRebecka
July 10th 2009

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July 9th I desided not to take up the girl from the conferences offer to take me down to Spolleto and the coast line. As much as it was tempting and I may even regret it later, I really wanted to forge my own ground and discover Italy on my own terms. For better or worse this is my trip my way. Perugia has vary little tourism compared to other cities Ive been to in Italy. This is great because I get to see the real Italy, especially since my hostel is in the middle of middle class urbia and not [View Full Entry]

By samoht
May 4th 2009

Blog One Europe » Italy » Umbria » Perugia

Buongiorno tutti, Here commences the blog. In english, although I would recommend that you instead learn italian to truly appreciate the poetry of the italian language! (sarcasm is difficult with only a keyboard, I guess that's why there isn't really any sarcastic music) A recount of my weekend: on Friday there was a public holiday - they are neverending in Italy, work is not as important as in other places - and though I've forgotten what I did in the morning, on Friday I went out with some friends from my choir, Alfredo the half-thailander, half-italian, Negin the Iranian, Alessio the [View Full Entry]

By ellehcimclarke
February 22nd 2009

Ferry to Italy, to Perugia Europe » Italy » Umbria » Perugia

We caught the over night ferry from Barcelona to Livorno. After a night we went to a beautiful countryside house near Chuisi [View Full Entry]

By Alfred R
February 7th 2009

Perugia Europe » Italy » Umbria » Perugia

Laura and me

So we woke up early in Assisi and spent about an hour on the bus before up in Perugia. We started the tour off by walking through this so called via (street). It was a fortress used by the pope AGAINST the people of Perugia. As the story goes the church wanted to tax the people of Italy and the people of Perugia wanted none of it. They stood up against the church. After the pope sent an army to conquer the city, the pope built a fortress at the top to fire cannons down among the people if they did [View Full Entry]

By KUGIRL
January 18th 2009

Other Random Perugia Events Europe » Italy » Umbria » Perugia

Wish Bones!

Thanksgiving was a pretty big deal to most of the American students that were spending the holiday in Perugia. We all tried to make the most of it by cooking a large dinner. For many of us this was our first big holiday away from our families so everyone called home and tried to track down their favorite recipes to make the holiday special. Finding the recipes was not the problem, but finding the ingredients for the food was a big problem! Many Italian dishes do not use the same spices as American dishes and trying to explain stuffing and pumpkin [View Full Entry]

By KUGIRL
November 9th 2008

Everything Made of Chocolate?... Sure Why Not? Europe » Italy » Umbria » Perugia

Jackie and I

The Saturday after returning from Fall break I participated in the largest chocolate festival I have ever seen! Eurochocolate takes place in Perugia every year and for about a week the streets of the city center are filled with venders selling every form of chocolate ever imaginged. My roommate Jackie and I braved the crowds to go experience the amazingness that can only be created by mass amounts of chocolate. First we geared up by going to Cafe Morlacchi and ate some croissants and I drank a hot chocolate, because what else do you drink during the Eurochocolate? We entered Piazza [View Full Entry]

By HattyinBologna
October 28th 2008

Chocolate festivals and Sunday evening discussions Europe » Italy » Umbria » Perugia

The View from Perugia

On Friday I visited Perugia for the annual Chocolate festival with Olivia and Jasmine. We had a great day in spite of spending about 6 hours on trains. Perugia was nice, although I am finding that the more I visit other Italian towns and cities, the more fiercely loyal to Bologna I feel. Possibly because without exception, everytime I have left Bologna, I have had some sort of allergic reaction (a bit like hayfever), which has led me to believe I get withdrawal symptoms… Also, (and yes, some are going to hate me for saying this) I cannot help but think [View Full Entry]

By KUGIRL
October 25th 2008

I Almost Bought a Puppy...You Don't Know How Close I Was! Europe » Italy » Umbria » Perugia

To Market, To Market

So here are some random happenings that have occurred around Perugia apart from traveling. I went to the Saturday Market down by the stadium two weeks ago after I came back from my field trip from Rome. I went with a girl from school named Katie and we left pretty early so we could see everything without the crouds. THere was everything there: clothes, meat, produce, house wares, and even...animals. There was a stand that was selling hampsters, duckies, puppies, and roosters! I was so close to buying a puppy or a ducky, I wanted one so bad, they were just [View Full Entry]

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