Montorosso al Mere

Monterosso al Mere

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June 18th 2012
Saturday, 16th June, 2012 – Monterosso Al Mere On the train journey from Arezzo, we passed some high mountains that looked from a distance to have snow on them. On getting closer, we realised that the mountain was in fact a giant quarry. The mountain had been stripped of all vegetation and marble and granite was being quarried there (see photo). There were huge yards full of ... read more

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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