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Italy

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November 8th 2007
Dear Boys and Girls, Camille and I went on Holiday (vacation) to a country called Italy. Italy is on the continent of Europe. When you look at Italy on a map it looks like it is shaped like a boot! We took an airplane over Scotland, England, the English Channel, France then landed in Italy. Italy is a beautiful country that has a big mountain range called the Alps. It also borders the ocea ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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