Through the Benina Pass

Switzerland to Italy by mountain passes

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July 5th 2011
We were sad to leave beautiful Switzerland today, but adventures in mountain passes lay ahead as we set off to cross the border into northern Italy. First up, we needed to retrace our steps from Preda back over the exciting Albulapass towards St Moritz. On we went over the Bernina Pass, which provided spectacular mountain views as well as the climb up one side and the hairpin descent on the othe ... read more

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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