The town of Menaggio is so pretty

Menaggio

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June 10th 2008
This is better, this place is magic. A huge long lake surrounded by steep alpine mountains fringed with clusters of old towns. Menaggio is so pretty; beautiful elegant buildings, the gardens are covered in flowers with neat green as green grass and old trees line the streets and lakeside boardwalk. Our hostel sits one street back from the waters edge with fantastic views even from our bedroom win ... read more

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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