View from Castell'Arquato

Bellisimo Italian countryside

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September 11th 2010
Its not often when we get the opportunity to travel somewhere in Europe that is not touristy at all, so when we had the opportunity to stay in the tiny village of Gazzola, tucked away in the mountains of northern Italy, we jumped at the chance. The nearest big town is Piacenza, and from there we drove for an hour along narrow winding roads to get to the village containing just a hand ... read more

Europe » Italy » Emilia-Romagna » Fiorenzuola d'Arda

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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