The awesome Duomo

Milan

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May 1st 2010
We only got to spend one night in Milan on the tour but did return later ourselves (Milan part 2 to come!). It was labour day when we arrived so all the shops were closed but there was a massive and crazy street party going on! There were buses rigged up with massive speakers, DJ’s pumping out some beats and lots of people partying hard! The buses were also selling alcohol and people ran up an ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

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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