Preparing for the Festa in Minori

Mia Vita in Italia

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September 22nd 2006
Ciao, Come Va Ragazzi? (This means hi everyone how are you!!) As I write this it is Friday afternoon and I am sitting out on the terrace of my apartment with a glass of wine watching the sun setting over the holy cross on top of the mountains of the Amalfi Coast. Another school week in Italy is over so in total I have been a full time student (studentesa) learning Italian (parlo Italiano) fo ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania

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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