Coastal Guard Tower

The Amalfi Coast and Paestum

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November 7th 2011
Our last day at Positano (and on the Amalfi Coast) was another memorable one. Our driver, Giovanni, picked us up at 9am in the Mercedes Benz car and we headed right along the Amalfi Coast Road, through all the towns like Praiana and Amalfi and others that are all built into the side of the cliffs, just like Positano. The road didn’t get any better – very narrow and set into the cliff face. E ... 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