Capo Vaticano

It's raining,what do we do now?

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March 9th 2010
27/28th Feb. We stopped at a campsite near Tropea on our way to the ferry to Sicily. We had only intended a one night stop, however the coastline was impressive and we took an extra day and cycled out to the headland at Capo Vaticano where the views were superb. The entrance to the campsite was a 1 in 10 hill which was incredibly narrow with hairpin bends. Upon arrival the owner saw the worried ... 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