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Red Blinds, Bologna

Terracotta red is the colour of its brick buildings and covered porticoes. There is even a law that stipulates that blinds or awnings must be red.
Fatty, red Bologna

August 17th 2006
Real Aussies all have nicknames. Our Prime Minister is 'Little Johnny', our most notorious and controversial ex-crim is simply 'Chopper' and the former Captain of the Aussie cricket team is 'Tugger'. Witty, ridiculous or just plain embarrassing, the theory is that the more nicknames one has, the more endeared or loved they are. Judging by this, Bologna is one popular city! Bologna, it seems, h ... read more
Europe » Italy

Italian Flag 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
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