Detail, Duomo

Milano--The Finale

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October 29th 2010
Our day and a half spent in Milan were quite a contrast to the previous few in Cinque Terre! Back in a big city, we readjusted quickly to the pace and hit the ground running... After a tortuous three hour train ride, where we were plagued with luggage storage problems, we arrived to blue skies in Milan, and decided to take advantage of the good weather (since rain was predicted for the next day) ... 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