Verona

Sicily, Sardinia and a bike race

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June 1st 2010
Hi All, Since our last blog it feels a lot has happened. After leaving Italy mainland, we spent about a week in Sicily. Our first stop was a fairly ordinary campsite at Taormina so we only stayed one night although I did get a great pizza there for dinner. We then headed west and found a cracker of a campsite near Cefalu. Had a great pitch (camp talk for spot) overlooking the coast, a great ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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