Somerano Scene

The town was a typical combination of very old and new, as seen in this shot, with the cable car line to the summit of Mt. Mottarone visible over this old stone house, one half in ruins, with the mandatory vegetable garden out back.

Goodbye Stresa, Hello Firenze--and Chris!

October 19th 2010
Another sunny day dawned over Lago Maggiore, and not being the type to sit still, we plotted out an active agenda for our transition day between Stresa and Firenze. Since our train didn't leave until mid-afternoon, we had plenty of time to hike part way up Mt. Mattarone, through the small hillside villages of Carciano and Somerano to be blessed with killer views of the lake. Then back down to St ... 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

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