another old church in Ceriana

At home in Ceriana

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May 27th 2008
I’ll be sad to leave Ceriana, it has been an incredible insight into Italian village life. They are like one big family. The church bells ring throughout the day and night but thankfully the night time ones are quieter, then at 7am the ring for 1 minute to wake everyone up. At around 8am the streets are full of people meeting to chat on their way to start the day. The shops shut their doors (alt ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria

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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