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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: Sicily
Date: May 7th 2010
Compared to Naples the architecture is in a similar state of crumbling disrepair in Palermo; if you look closely you can even still see marks where bullets struck buildings during WW2. However the people are more vibrant here than Naples, the atmosphere friendly and I’ve yet to step on a single dog crap. Then there is no army of illegal African immigrants annoying you every few metres to buy th ... read more
Date: May 7th 2010
Compared to Naples the architecture is in a similar state of crumbling disrepair in Palermo; if you look closely you can even still see marks where bullets struck buildings during WW2. However the people are more vibrant here than Naples, the atmosphere friendly and I’ve yet to step on a single dog crap. Then there is no army of illegal African immigrants annoying you every few metres to buy th ... read more
