Stelvio National Park

Stelvio Pass and on into Switzerland - Shaken, not Stirred?

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September 11th 2008
passo dello stelvio (stilfserjoch) and on into Switzerland - Shaken, not Stirred? I guess there are other easier ways to get from Italy to Switzerland, and I hadn’t really mentioned these to Jen. She didn’t seem to mind the idea of going over the Stilvio Pass. I would have been keener myself if it wasn’t for the rain….. The Stelvio pass? - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stelvio_Pass It i ... read more

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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