Mum in the gutter.... never thought I'd see the day

Italian Adventures

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November 10th 2008
At the end of August I headed to Italy to meet up with Mum and Dad where we spent a week in Florence and Cinque Terra before heading to Paris for a few days. ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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