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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: A visit to Villa Manin
Date: April 25th 2009
We have made plans to get together today with Aunt Lucine's children and grandchildren, so shortly after 2 pm, Luigino, Evy's cousin, picked us up and took us to cousin Loretta's house where we met up with the rest of them. After this we headed off in two cars to visit a large villa in Codroipo called Villa Manin. Villa Manin was built in the 1700s and has a very formal symmetrical design with ... read more
Date: April 25th 2009
We have made plans to get together today with Aunt Lucine's children and grandchildren, so shortly after 2 pm, Luigino, Evy's cousin, picked us up and took us to cousin Loretta's house where we met up with the rest of them. After this we headed off in two cars to visit a large villa in Codroipo called Villa Manin. Villa Manin was built in the 1700s and has a very formal symmetrical design with ... read more
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