Along the canals, Venice

Milan, Genoa, Padua, Venice

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April 1st 2007
So spoilt were we, where after a brilliant week skiing in France, JP put on his “Jean Paul” clothes and we headed off to Italy to meet up with his dad, Gustavo, and little brother Damian to “meet the family”. Without any arrival plans, Angelo (JP’s uncle) somehow found us at Milan airport and took us back to his home in Viguzollo to meet Graziella and be fed the first of many incredible ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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 establis... ... read more