Arena

A Whirlwind Tour of Northern Italy

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August 29th 2008
We depart Zermatt on the 25th of August and board the train to our next destination. We say farewell to the magical mountains of the Swiss Alps. Next stop on this journey is Northern Italy. We have absolutely no clue how we will proceed with this leg of the trip. After chatting with Travis recently, we realized that we could wing it a little bit more as we progress on our journey. We head to ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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