Walking around Pisa

18th Aug - Italy

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August 20th 2008
Hello all from Sestri Levanto, near Genova on the coast of Italy, at our lowest quality camping ground yet. Today we packed up camp and went to Pisa - to see the world famous leaning tower of Pisa. Yip - it’s definitely on a massive lean! The grounds around Pisa were really nice so we had a look at all the buildings, and of course the leaning tower. Nothing much to say about the tower other the ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany

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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