Castaglione

Sorento and Positano

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September 15th 2008
Tuesday 2nd September Naples...take two! Salerno, Positano We started out again for Naples and used the resident’s tickets we’d been advised to buy. There was a conductor on the bus and as soon as he looked at our cards, we knew we were in trouble. We’d agreed if there was any trouble, we’d avoid talking Italian and act the part of typical tourists. The most amusing part of this situ ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Sorrento

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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