Monaco

Keeping it real

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July 30th 2014
Before leaving Milano Jen, Michael and I told George that we hadn't quite finished with Italia, so being the ever accommodating tour guide he did his research and booked accommodation for us on the Italian Rivera, telling me he'd 'found this great place and it's cheap!....can't go wrong, it's the Italian Rivera after all! As we were on our way to France to catch up with the Tour de France, everyon ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria » Sanremo

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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