Wild Card: 5 nights in the outskirts of Torino Photo 2

Wild Card: 5 nights in the outskirts of Torino

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April 10th 2012
This week of our trip was much different than the first.<span><span>From rural Uganda to one of the most beautiful towns in Piemonte, in northern Italy. We have been taking in the lanscape of Venaus, a small town just outside of Susa. It’s a writers or artists paradise, with old buildings, cobble stone streets surrounded by unbelievably beautiful mountains. Venaus, has around 2 ... read more

Europe » Italy » Piedmont » Susa

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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