Taormina

A Boat Cruise to Mascali

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May 22nd 2017
We woke a little later than planned but we’re on holiday so it doesn’t matter. Yesterday we had to pre-order some items for breakfast. Our delightful hostess managed to print off an English language version of the menu for us to choose from. So we headed off to the breakfast room full of wonder and expectations of what would be in store for us. We were welcomed by our friend, Francesca, and a ... read more

Europe » Italy » Sicily » Mascali

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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