Sunset over the site

Su Nuraxi

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May 12th 2011
12 May 2011 After saying goodbye to Ted and Joyce we made our way inland along 130k of tortuous mountain roads to the premier Nuraghic site in Sardinia , Su Nuraxi. It was built between the 15th and 6th century BC and contains 5 towers clustered together, some outer ramparts and the remains of over about 200 mainly round dwellings. What impressed us most was the huge size of the stone blocks us ... 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