Lake Como

Lake Como – a peaceful day away from the city!

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May 10th 2010
From Milan we did a day trip to Lake Como. First of all no, we didn’t see George Clooney at his holiday house. Apparently it’s on the market but maybe just slightly out of our price range! A house on the Lake would definitely be perfect for holidays! We took the ferry along the Lake and picked out a few lakeside mansions we wouldn’t mind staying in! The train from Milan to Como took 1 hour ... 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