Windmills in the salt pans

Mozia and Marsala

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May 1st 2008
May 1 2008, Labour Day in Italy During the night we heard a fair amount of noise, but when we got up at 7 this morning all was quiet although we were fairly close to the city centre. The telecabine didn’t start working when it should done. Then we realised the date was May 1, another public holiday! We moved on down the west coast into a patchwork of salt pans. unfortunately the visitor cent ... 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