In Anna Laura's garden

Castel Rigone (Umbria)

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April 10th 2004
This is my first time in Italy. I went to visit Anna Laura in Umbria, in Central Italy. She lives in a small village called Castel Rigone, overlooking Lake Trasimeno. I also visited the capital city of the Umbria region, Perugia. Not only is Perugia a wonderful city with an ecletic mix of etruscan, medieval and renaissance architecture, but it is also the home of the famous Baci Perugina chocolate ... read more

Europe » Italy » Umbria » Perugia

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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