Italy #3 044

Sorrento

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February 4th 2010
Thursday 4.2.210 day 113 Sorrento We had one last look at Florence - Firenze today from Michelangelo’s Plazza which overlooks the whole of Florence we then drove to Sorrento. The coast is fantastic it was 17 degrees and the sun was shining and the ocean looked a fantastic shade of blue. The road wound there way past fantastic views and MT Vesuvius look ready to go at any minute with a cloud hang ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Sorrento

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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