The Cloister

Amalfi

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April 18th 2008
18 April 2008 We woke to the sound of rain but this did not deter us from our plan to visit Amalfi. The local bus service took us to the station where we boarded the bus. A short while after driving through Sorrento we started to climb rapidly and were soon in the mist. Our skilful driver coped with the twists and turns and his use of the horn indicated that he knew all the blind corners. Our ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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