VICTOR GARBER AND ADMIRER

ITALIA

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June 6th 2013
On a world cruise we always end up in Europe in springtime. This is a great time of year to be bopping around the Continent. After spending weeks in the sandy brown hue of the Middle East, Italy looks like an Impressionist's painting. The vibrant colors of the Mediterranean are at their best in Sicily. We anchored in the shadow of Mt Etna and made our way up to Taormina, a small village clingi ... read more

Europe » Italy » Sicily » Taormina

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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