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Day Five - Drove to Venice via Lugano and Verona

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June 9th 2008
Day Five - Drove to Venice via Lugano and Verona On day five, we left the peace and solitude found at the Italian Lakes within Lombardy to the tourist crowds of Venice. First we head towards the border into Switzerland. Since the Swiss chose not to be part of the EU and they have strict controls on what passes into their country, we had to stop for a quick inspection and the ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lombardy

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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