Lovers Walk

The Italian Riviera

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October 6th 2010
Monday 27th September 2010 Today a drive from Palma ( Fidenza ) to the Italian Riviera ( di Levante ) and Liguria using the Autostrada A15/A12 over the mountain range of the Appennini. ( note - this caused us some amusement as it reminded us of a visitor from Scotland to our home in Yorkshire who said she had long looked forward to visiting the backbone of England the Apenninis, more correctly r ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria » Deiva Marina

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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