Destination Monaco, entering Italy 084

Destination Monaco, entering Italy

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May 19th 2009
After our breakfast, we head off into Italy and looking at Monte Bianco from the Aosta Valley. Pictures do not do the views justice!!! ... read more

Europe » Italy » Aosta Valley » Mont Blanc

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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