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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 AllSeasonsVerona
December 8th 2009

Santa Lucia in Verona Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona

The timing of my departure (Friday Dec. 11) coincides, by design and not by chance, with one of the most treasured traditions of my childhood in Verona. On the night between the 12th and the 13th December, Santa Lucia (Saint Lucy) accompanied by her donkey and carrying a bag of goodies and toys, visits the houses of children, and if they have been good that year, she will leave them presents....or else a piece of coal. I remember waking up early on St. Lucy's and finding a "piatto" (a plate) of goodies, "pastafrolla" cookies in the shape of stars, a tangerine, [View Full Entry]

By AllSeasonsVerona
December 7th 2009

The Aromas Of Piazza Erbe Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona

I will be travelling this month to my beloved Verona. This is a picture of Piazza Erbe, one of my favorite spots in Verona. Piazza Erbe has changed over the years. When I lived in Verona and was attending high school, I would walk through the crowded piazza where merchants had parked their semi-permanent structures and packed as much "stuff" as possible in their cramped "stores". You could find clothing, leather and non-leather bags, tourist trinkets, groceries, vegetables, ice cream, and my favorite, the "bomboloni". Fried donuts hot from the oil, rolled in sugar. Or you could get a square of [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
October 24th 2009

What a beautiful county....! Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona

On the roof

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 the way we stopped coffee and a chocolate brioche in very modern café where I got locked in the bathroom! We arrived at the Duomo, where we paid to climb the 250 steps to the wet marble roof, where one can walk around and view the stonework up close and look over the city of Milan. We took a quick look inside the cathedral [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
October 24th 2009

The Sun is Out...and I Love Italy! Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona

Verona: River bank

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 (three tables on a narrow street) next to the Dior shop.....bought cheese, roasted chestnuts, and a bottle of wine at the open air market....We are at the only internet cafe in town...no wifi here... The town was quiet when we headed out this morning around 9:30, but is jammed full of tourists now at mid day. We have seen very elegant locals...one woman in [View Full Entry]

By blackandgold
October 22nd 2009

In fair Verona, where we lay our scene. Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona

On Juliet's balcony!

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 it actually went surprisingly well! Once in Verona, we grabbed some pizza (sadly, we were kind of craving true Italian food since mediocre cafeteria food is pretty much all we get) and set out to explore the city. The city is so beautiful and completely different than Venice. For one, it’s a more metropolitan city with a gorgeous, pedestrian only, historical center. It [View Full Entry]

Lizzie and I impersonating the humpback statue

By diegocastro
October 12th 2009

La Dolce Vita Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona

Verona

Dias 56 a 59 - Antes de chegar à Europa, a Itália não era um dos destinos que eu mais aguardava. Talvez por não ser um país exatamente “europeu”, e sim mediterrâneo, o que a confere características mais similares às nossas, não me parecia algo muito interessante. Ao longo da viagem, no entanto, fui conhecendo cada vez mais pessoas que idolatravam “Il Bel Paese” como se lá fosse o paraíso na Terra. A comida, o povo, o sol, a arquitetura, tudo na Itália era considerado melhor, ou, dependendo de quão patriota era a pessoa com quem eu falasse, ao menos igual [View Full Entry]

By Whiskers
October 6th 2009

West to Verona Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona

Our mobile home,Venice

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 were arguments,shouting and loud talking in the vicinity of our mobile home with wafer thin walls and our sleep was disturbed. Then,sleep,and the next we knew it was time for the early morning departures from Marco Polo airport.There is no way we can miss those!! Today we plan to visit Verona,the city in which Shakespeare used for his tale of love,Romeo and Juliet.It is only about [View Full Entry]

By TeesaRo
July 14th 2009

From the Autogrill to the Barber of Seville Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona

Autogrill!

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 performance of the Barber of Seville in Verona's Roman Theater. Best possible way to be introduced to opera. The adventure started off right with a stop at the Autogrill near Bologna for lunch. There are many Autogrills in Italy, but the one near Bologna is actually a huge bridge over the entire A1 that runs Rome-Milan. Inside said bridge are three floors of glory: a [View Full Entry]

By Rosamapose
June 4th 2009

Last days!!! 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, and having a little dinner. A much needed relaxing day. On Wednesday, we had our last day trip, to Vicenza. It is a very, very old town, with a lot of architecture from famed architect Andrea Palladio, dating to the 14th or 15th century. We didn’t spend a lot of time here, other than our tour and photos we took on it, [View Full Entry]

By Rosamapose
May 28th 2009

Valpolicella/Wine Country & Soave Region 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 unfortunately the sun was covered with clouds and didn't make for very good photos, although we got some great ones on the way up. We then went to a more local place on a side road for dinner, where we had weinerschnitzels, i'm not sure how you spell that, but basically breaded meat, our guide called it steak but it definitely was [View Full Entry]

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