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Isola Bella

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July 28th 2011
We went to explore the Borromeo Islands and started our trip with Isola Bella. On Isola Bella is a huge villa and amazing garden. I cant even begin to describe its beauty. Check out the pictures!!! Another interesting thing about the island is that there are white peacocks running wild everywhere. I have never seen such creatures! They are the pigeons of Isola Bella and clean up crumbs that people ... read more

Europe » Italy » Piedmont » Baveno

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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