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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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Umbrella STORMS
1 day ago: davidt published a blog
Umbrella STORMS
November 19th 2009  Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice
When we arrived in Istanbul it was very windy and seemed like every street corner had someone selling Umbrella for 5TL (about $4 OZ) I bought one the second day and by the time we left Venice we had t ... 6 photos [full story]

Day 1 Venice
3 days ago: Two Blondes Lost published a blog
Day 1 Venice
April 28th 2007  Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice
»  »  By April 28th 2007 Ciao All, It's Melinda. So it's our first day in Italy. We've been here 12 hours and Michelle's already been proposed to by the guy in the white shirt ... 8 photos [full story]

day 1 in venice continued. . . .
April 28th 2007  Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice
»  »  By April 28th 2007see first part for clever writing. ... 12 photos [full story]

Day 2 Venice
3 days ago: Two Blondes Lost published a blog
Day 2 Venice
April 29th 2007  Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice
»  »  By April 29th 2007today, we started early in the morning with a guided tour of san marco square, the doges palace and murano island. later we enjoyed authentic pizza, sh ... 14 photos [full story]

Day 2 Venice continued
3 days ago: Two Blondes Lost published a blog
Day 2 Venice continued
April 29th 2007  Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice
»  »  By April 29th 2007more ... 16 photos [full story]

day 2 venice part iii
3 days ago: Two Blondes Lost published a blog
day 2 venice part iii
April 30th 2007  Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice
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12 days ago: BundyK published a blog
Don't Touch My Radio!
November 5th 2009  Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice
Venice was amaazing! I could not have envisioned a better trip, and I am so glad that Hannah and I got to go somewhere together! The ride there was a little too long, ... [full story]

beautiful venice
19 days ago: Andy n Jen published a blog
beautiful venice
October 21st 2009  Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice
Ahhh beautiful venice....The city of romance, rivulets, cananls and gondalas. When we arrived it was drizzling but the sky was clear and as expected the place was beautiful...We caught the boat from ... 28 photos [full story]

Venice, Verona, and the Cinque Terre
19 days ago: touring published a blog
Venice, Verona, and the Cinque Terre
September 30th 2009  Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice
Hello, 9/30 - We spent the morning wrapping up things on Santorini. One of owners of our hotel (the husband, grumpy greek Nikos) had promised that someone would take us back to port at 2:30pm. Hi ... 8 photos [full story]

Venice; Churches, Gondola
September 19th 2009  Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice
Day 521 Steps 18176 We woke up to miserable weather... bucketing rain with no signs of letting up. We reset the alarm and changed our plans, boycotting Verona (the home of Romeo and Juliette) and hea ... 22 photos [full story]


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Grand Canal
smile
santa maria formosa
police
the rialto bridge
statue
campanile tower
Gondola
Venice 3
Venezia
Game Over!
Sunset on the Lagoon
Magic Lights on the Lagoon
A Slightly Nationalistic Cafe
Trieste
Gondola 7

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