Buongiorno a Torino! Photo 2

Buongiorno a Torino!

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June 24th 2011
Ciao! Today is a holiday here in Torino. I believe it is San Giovanni day or something close to that. A lot of the stores were closed, but I didn't see many people celebrating. I slept for almost 24 hours! I must have been very tired. I walked around a bit more today. There is a nice park several blocks from my hotel. I sat there for a while and people watched. There were also some young ... read more

Europe » Italy » Piedmont » Turin

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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