Giorgio, our guide

I Monti Sibillini

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June 3rd 2007
So, the trip no one could have prepared us for. Long story short, we drove out to the Sibillini mountains, and took a trek up the mountain, all while stylishly wearing a poncho. However, all we were told is "we're going on a hike." After about a hour (just to get to the beginning of the ascent), there are prepared-mountaineers coming down the trail we are about to climb. They are coming down ador ... read more

Europe » Italy » Marche

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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