Piazza Unita d'Italia

NE Italy & Slovenia

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June 5th 2006
Buongiorno. A HUGE part of my time in Italy has been the ENDLESS kindness demonstrated by my two hosts. I will try to give this kindness justice and explain what's been going on in this area. No pictures this time but eventually they will be AWESOME. Quick travel update: I'm sitting in my friend Laura's family house in Trevignano, Italy which is a short distance from Venice. The days p ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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