Lake Lugano

Day 4-6 Venice to Florence

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June 21st 2011
Day 4 Today was a transfer day from the Como region to Venice. It was a bit of a drive but not bad at all. Mostly because it was broken up with a lengthy stop in Verona. Verona is a beautiful city in the southern foothills of the Alps. It is actually the 4th most visited city in Italy, mostly know as the setting of Romeo and Juliette. There is even a fictional courtyard with balcony and a st ... 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