View from upper deck

Lago Maggiore

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June 29th 2007
Lago Maggorie was as classy as we expected. Beautiful palaces and villas surrounding a deep blue lake surrounded by the alps and green hills. We stayed with Luisa and Eduardo in their house that they use as a bed and breakfast. It is a beautiful house with great views of the lake out of all of the windows and a second story deck that overlooks their extensive flower gardens. It was so nice to be ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Maggiore

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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