Bologna

Italian downpour

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November 12th 2010
Stepped off the ferry at Ancona port under grey heavy skies and into a light rain that became stronger as the morning went on.Hoping that the clouds would pass we used our time to search the net for year round campsites and a book shop for a map of southern Europe. The rain was still coming down as we left town along a busy waterlogged road, heading north in our crap rain gear which consisted ... 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