Cortina, Northern Italy

Northern Italy

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May 11th 2007
Northern Italy Europe » Italy » Cortina By Kim and ColleenMay 11th 2007 Friday Today we're travelling through the Dolomite Mountains in Italy, stopping at Cortina where the 1957 Winter Olympics were held. ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Cortina d'Ampezzo

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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