Pugnaloni

I Pugnaloni

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May 20th 2007
At last the day had arrived. Mom and Lynn were very keen for me to come during this time because of a local festival called I Pugnaloni. They had been talking about it for years and I was always intrigued, but figured that if I never saw it, my life would not noticeably change. Once again, I was proven wrong. This ended up being the highlight day of the trip and something I will simply never forge ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Acquapendente

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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