The bridge again

Spoleto

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May 16th 2008
16 May 2008 We had intended to spend the morning in Spoleto and then move on, but there was so much to see and do it took us all day and we are staying here overnight. The first impression of the place is the amount of restoration and refurbishment work going on with tower cranes and scaffolding everywhere. However this didn’t stop us seeing what we wanted to. The town is built on two level ... 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