Milano

Milano

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June 17th 2006
Milan, Italy: First of all, Milan is a much larger city than I expected, and because of its location much farther inland than other Italian cities, it is also much hotter with significantly more humidity. The train station is incredibly large and intimidating when you first arrive in the city, but you immediately can recognize that you are in the fashion capital of the world. Dolce & Gabbana ad ... 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