Republic Day in Portogruaro

Republic Day celebrations in the town square in Portogruaro

June 2nd 2011
Today is our last day in Italy so time to relax, pack our bags and say some farewells. It is also Republic Day for Italy so we went to the city centre to listen to a wind orchestra playing some well known classics plus the Italian song which everyone stood up and sang. The Italian flag was flying, banners were up, there were flowers and many, many people celebrating the day. We cycled back home ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Portogruaro

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

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These blogs were started to record our Europe May to August 2011 trip. The Blogs were great for us to diary each day, for others to follow and for us to review when back home. Several have been published into personal books. And so it has continued adding: Europe - Italy,Switzerland, France, 2011 The Hurunui High Country Walk 2011. Tasmania 2012 Europe 2013 - Austria, Switzerland, France and Ireland. Alps2Ocean and Clutha Bike Trails 2014 A Christmas in Switzerland and Germany 2014 Biking the Danube, the Italian Dolomites and Austrian Lakes 2015 Vancouver, Lake Chelan (Washington S... full info

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