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Milan

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May 29th 2007
FINALLY! ITALY! This morning we left Switzerland and crossed into Italy! We just arrived into Venice a few hours ago (about 7pm) but we did have a short stop earlier today in Milan, aka: fashion capital. I personally did not find Milan too appealing compared to Lucerne and stuff, but there were two redeeming elements in my opinion: Piazza del Duomo and Castello Sforzesco. We were only here fo ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

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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