San Francesco

Sandals and Sweaters

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February 12th 2006
Ieri, siamo andati a Assisi. It was lovely. And it was the first of a bunch of trips our program is taking us on, so the transportation was free! well.. kind of. pre-paid would probably be more accurate. Assisi is in Umbria which is a region in the center of Italy, directly north of Lazio, the region that Rome is in. Umbria is really really popular, Perugia is in Umbria and i'm pretty sure the ... read more

Europe » Italy » Umbria » Assisi

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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