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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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October 24th 2009 Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona
Day 4, Saturday Verona to Padova We had a great night's sleep...it rained all night, but now the sun is out and we have had a great walk around Verona...had coffee and brioche at an outdoor cafe ( ... 9 photos [full story]
Day 4, Saturday Verona to Padova We had a great night's sleep...it rained all night, but now the sun is out and we have had a great walk around Verona...had coffee and brioche at an outdoor cafe ( ... 9 photos [full story]
October 24th 2009 Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona
Day Two Milano to Bergamo (Forgot to say in last blog that we saw much marble being cut in the mountains coming in from Switzerland.) This morning, we walked in the light rain to the Duomo. On ... 16 photos [full story]
Day Two Milano to Bergamo (Forgot to say in last blog that we saw much marble being cut in the mountains coming in from Switzerland.) This morning, we walked in the light rain to the Duomo. On ... 16 photos [full story]
October 22nd 2009 Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona
Verona, our first weekend trip of the semester, was incredible! We caught a 10:00 am train out of Venice and arrived in Verona a little after noon. It was our first train ride over here in Europe, and ... [full story]
Verona, our first weekend trip of the semester, was incredible! We caught a 10:00 am train out of Venice and arrived in Verona a little after noon. It was our first train ride over here in Europe, and ... [full story]
October 6th 2009 Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona
Tuesday 6th October West to Verona Our concerns of last night that the incoming backpackers might be a noisy lot were realised during the night or some early hour of the morning.For a while there we ... 7 photos [full story]
Tuesday 6th October West to Verona Our concerns of last night that the incoming backpackers might be a noisy lot were realised during the night or some early hour of the morning.For a while there we ... 7 photos [full story]
June 11th 2003 Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona
After our blissful time in Liguria, we sadly packed the cars and headed home towards Verona. Riccardo and Guilia worked in the afternoon, so I spent most days hanging around town, doin waaay too mu ... 4 photos [full story]
After our blissful time in Liguria, we sadly packed the cars and headed home towards Verona. Riccardo and Guilia worked in the afternoon, so I spent most days hanging around town, doin waaay too mu ... 4 photos [full story]
July 14th 2009 Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona
Apologies for the lack of blogging, but work has been plenty and sleeping is consuming the majority of my free time. Anyway, this past weekend involved a journey north to see my first real opera, a p ... 6 photos [full story]
Apologies for the lack of blogging, but work has been plenty and sleeping is consuming the majority of my free time. Anyway, this past weekend involved a journey north to see my first real opera, a p ... 6 photos [full story]
June 4th 2009 Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona
After our crazy weekend, we all opted for a nice slow day on Tuesday, and just had class and then spent some time downtown shopping, seeing a few sights like the inside of the bell tower and the arena ... [full story]
After our crazy weekend, we all opted for a nice slow day on Tuesday, and just had class and then spent some time downtown shopping, seeing a few sights like the inside of the bell tower and the arena ... [full story]
May 28th 2009 Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona
Since I last left off, things have finally slowed down a little bit. For the rest of my birthday, we went across town and climbed a ways up to a castle area to take photos of the sunset, but unfortuna ... [full story]
Since I last left off, things have finally slowed down a little bit. For the rest of my birthday, we went across town and climbed a ways up to a castle area to take photos of the sunset, but unfortuna ... [full story]
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