The Isle of Capri

Day 13 - Tuesday 27th December

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December 27th 2005
Today we visited the Island of Capri. Despite the pouring rain, we managed to see much of the beauty of the villages and scenery of this island. Stunningly high cliffs overlooking powerful oceans, ringed with mansions and palaces. The bus ride up to the top of the mountain was narrow and winding with many near-collisions as we scraped past other vehicles on their way down. Tonight some of the ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

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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