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Benvenuto a Italia!

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December 4th 2011
Why Hello Everyone! Welcome to my first blog from Italy!! It was an early start, but well worth it!<span> From the moment I stepped off the plane and was greeted by a kiss on the cheek from Chiara’s mom, Claudia, I felt so at home.<span> Chiara’s Mom and Dad were very kind to come and pick me up because Bergamo is about an hour away from where they live in Lurate-Caccivio wh ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Como

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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