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EuroChocolate 2008

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October 26th 2008
Where to begin....Well, the chocolate festival was held in Perugia. They are famous for their chocolate. Upon arriving there we were swept up in the huge sea of people. I can't imagine how many people were there, but it was ridiculously crowded. Our group was given a eurochocolate card to get the freebies at the selected stands and told to have at it. There were stands for all the famous European ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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