The Boot

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November 7th 2010
We stepped off the bus in Naples and were confronted by piles of rubbish spilling from over-full dumpsters. Black, blue, white plastic bags decorated the streets, spewing old food, nappies and other forbidden detritus. We sprinted across streets perilously paved with sodden cardboard , straining to dodge unforgiving cars. The Metro train arrived in a cavernous station, all ghetto graffiti and d ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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