Positano

Positano

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September 13th 2007
Positano was insane! After what was described in our travel books as a "thrilling" ride to Positano, I now understand one thing: People who drive in Positano must be half insane! After a harrowing ride of hairpin turns, one lane (but two way) streets, making impossibly sharp turns and coming way too close for comfort to the cliffs beside us, we finally reached Positano. Its impossibly vertical, ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Amalfi

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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