The duomo

Palermo

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July 1st 2006
Unfortunately I have fallen way behind on my blog. What used to be two weeks tardy, has now become three! I am currently in Salerno, on my way from Sicily to the Almafi Coast for my last week (!) in Europe. Overall, the trip has been amazing, with some of the best stories coming from my last week in Sicily. Since this is the most fresh in my mind I am going to start off here and come back to fill ... read more

Europe » Italy » Sicily » Palermo

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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