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12th century bell tower Piazza IX Aprile  
   

Taormina 12th century bell tower Piazza IX Aprile

Taormina

September 16th 2010
Possibly my favourite place in Italy! About 45 minutes away from Catania where I arrived on an altered railpass 😊. Had to wait for a bus to take me up the hill to the bus station, from where I walked uphill to the old town gate. It was so so nice, but swarming with tourists unfortunately. The pics say it all - it was a stunning town - proper medievel with the Teatro Greco built in 1st centu ... read more
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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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