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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]
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] Blog: Spectacular Siena
Date: April 27th 2008
On Saturday we left Sorrento and headed up-country to Siena. Of course, the journey was not without incident. We took the train to Naples, but upon arriving at a station called Napoli-Garibaldi, we had a momentary dilemma as to whether this was our station. The Eurail guide said Napoli-Centrale! We dithered. We got off. We dithered some more. We got back on. Train pulled out of the station ... read more
Date: April 27th 2008
On Saturday we left Sorrento and headed up-country to Siena. Of course, the journey was not without incident. We took the train to Naples, but upon arriving at a station called Napoli-Garibaldi, we had a momentary dilemma as to whether this was our station. The Eurail guide said Napoli-Centrale! We dithered. We got off. We dithered some more. We got back on. Train pulled out of the station ... read more
