Cala Gonone

Around Gorroppu

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May 9th 2011
09 May 2011 A day of some frustration which ended on a high note. For the second time the northerly wind defeated us and there were no boats running from Cala Gonone, so we had to make do with a walk along the beach and views of the wild coast we had hoped to see from close quarters. The guide book described a country hotel just inland with good food so we drove back up the hairpinned roa ... 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