The lagoon

To Cala Gonone

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May 8th 2011
08 May 2011 We had a couple of adventures with the van today. To begin with we moved a few miles north to visit Capo Ceraso to ascend Monte Mandriolo, but the road soon became unpaved and quite rough. We reached the end of it but had a lot of trouble turning the van round so gave up the rest of the expedition. Instead we moved to another cape, Capo Coda Cavallo or Horse’s Tail, where we ... 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