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23rd July Manfredonia to Pompeii

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July 24th 2015
Last night was a fish meal – tiny fish, squid & octopus; not my cup of tea but filled a hole. Got away at a decent time, a quick stop at the supermarket & off to cross the country. The land on the way over for the first half of the journey up the mountains was arable with just hundreds of wind turbines – many of which were either idle or just turning. On the way down the other side were ac ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Pompei

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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