Como

Italy - Como to Florence

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September 10th 2008
Our foray into Italy began on a sunny afternoon when we arrived in Como at the height of rush hour traffic. This was a quick introduction to driving Italian style (lots of horn, small cars, and generally no rules). Como involved a stroll around the old town checking out the churches and streets and also a boat trip up the lake admiring all the chateaux and stopping off at a small village called ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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