This Isn't Even the Half of It

In fact, this is only about 1% of the shops set up at Crespano Market. There were hundreds of vendors peddling various and sundry wares.

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Day 11: Crespano Market

May 24th 2009
This morning I started my day by shopping at the open air market in Crespano. It runs only on Sundays and is a mix of part farmer’s market, part flea market, and part travelling Woolworth’s. (Remember that place??) I heard that Crespano Market was quite the shopping experience. But I had no idea. Cars were parked at least a kilometer down the road—and this was early in the morning. Parking ... 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

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