Milan

Why I love Italy

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March 24th 2013
Italy is a place that lives up to expectations regarding the aspects it is renowned for: romance, architecture, cuisine, culture and style. I’ve visited Milan, and a few miles north, Parma, both beautiful and rich in culture. Milan is a lively city, a hive of stylishly dressed people – I even saw a street cleaner dressed in a suit! It’s true what they say about Italy being the home of style ... 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