Limestone type rock face

A Drive through the Dolomites

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May 3rd 2013
The rain of last night has cleared the skies for today and we woke to bright sunshine giving a different look to the mountain tops except for a little bit of cloud that looked like it would clear soon. We have really enjoyed our 3 nights in this very well presented apartment and it would have been good to spend another day or two here but Croatia beckons tomorrow and we need to get ourselves pa ... read more

Europe » Italy » Friuli-Venezia Giulia » Prata di Pordenone

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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