On Route to Ostiglia

Heading east to Venice, north to Como

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September 3rd 2007
After the sprint round the Uffizi we bumbled off to Ostiglia which is the ancestral home of Dean's grandfather, and something of a pilgrimage for him as he was very fond of his grandfather.He had attempted the previous night to ring Ricciardo - a relative who owns a hotel in Ostiglia- in order to book us in and alert him to our impending visit. This he was not able to do due to difficulties with I ... read more

Europe » Italy » Emilia-Romagna » Bologna

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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