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Day 17 Bolzano

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August 28th 2019
Today I am off to visit Bolzano with Sue as this is one of the places that I shall be bringing groups to next summer. I have briefly been once before but it was back in 2010 and I only have hazy memories. It is really nice to be doing this excursion with a good friend. And we are doing it by car and not by train! We have an early start as we want to miss the traffic both ways - it is a Friday and ... read more

Europe » Italy » Trentino Alto Adige » Bolzano

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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