Our House for 4 Months

Life in Calabria pt I

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March 28th 2008
I begin writing this account more than three months after our arrival. Sorry to those trying to keep up on what we are doing, but internet access is difficult to come by in our current situation. Because i am behind i will break our time up here into three parts: Part I - Arrival here to my father's visit Part II - My father's visit Part III - Our remaining time here in Calabria Giuseppe Rig ... read more

Europe » Italy » Calabria

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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