Some people had their baggage carried for them

Scopello

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April 29th 2008
29 April 2008 We left Sferracacavallo today and travelled about 50k west to Scopello which is on the Capo St. Vito in the north west corner of Sicily. Our first stop here was Tonnara do Scopello, a picturesque disused tuna fishery where the writer Gavin Maxwell lived and worked in the 50s. In the afternoon we went on a beautiful 4 hour walk along the coast of the Capo in the Riserva Naturelle ... 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