On the summit

Western Elba

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October 1st 2018
01 October 2018 October has arrived! Elba is 28k long and 19k wide but has a wildly indented coastline 147k long. Today we took a ride up the ancient basket cable way to the summit of the highest point, Monte Capanne (1081). We scrambled up to the summit and then Wendy rode down while I walked. We then drove along the exciting road around the wild western coast which looked its bes ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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