Varenna with Bellagio peninsular in distance

Days 4, 5 & 6 24th - 26th May Bellagio, Italy

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May 26th 2011
Days 4, 5 & 6 24th -26th May Bellagio, Italy “One can’t describe the beauty of the Italian Lakes, nor would one try if one could”. Henry James Everything you read about the Italian Lakes is true and if, like us, you come in May there are few tourists to spoil the feeling of the ‘Grand Tour’ when generations of travellers would come here to sample a little slice of paradise. The landsc ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Bellagio

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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