Passignano old town with its triangular tower, clock tower and castle tower

Isola Maggiore

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October 7th 2018
07 October 2018 Lake Trasimeno is surrounded by hills, at 128 sq km it is the fourth largest in Italy and has three islands, one of which, <a name="_Hlk526791967"></a>Isola Maggiore, is inhabited. We walked into <a name="_Hlk526791982"></a>Passignano and as we went past the town pier, a ferry to Isola Maggiore was about to leave. So we boarded it and had a very pl ... 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