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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: Treviso/Venice
Date: August 26th 2009
I couch surfed with a kid named Marco at his parent’s house in Treviso. Treviso is a small medieval suburb near Venice, Italy. It used to be under the rule of the Venetian Empire and is built around and somewhat on top of two rivers. I learned quickly that the Venetians loved building in places they knew they shouldn’t (namely: water). I was again going to avoid Venice but after 6 times of bei ... read more
Date: August 26th 2009
I couch surfed with a kid named Marco at his parent’s house in Treviso. Treviso is a small medieval suburb near Venice, Italy. It used to be under the rule of the Venetian Empire and is built around and somewhat on top of two rivers. I learned quickly that the Venetians loved building in places they knew they shouldn’t (namely: water). I was again going to avoid Venice but after 6 times of bei ... read more


