La Pineta

Proceno

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May 16th 2007
Every year, Mom and Lynn spend several weeks in Italy in a castle above a small hill town called Proceno. I had heard magnificent things about it, and finally had the opportunity to go see for myself. Regardless of the fact that I was just back from my two weeks in the states, I was really excited about another ten days off as well as being able to spend a lot of time with Mom and Lynn. I was ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Proceno

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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