Our view at Lunch

Goodbye Massimeno, and our last night in Italy

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April 12th 2012
It was a sad day today as we left Massimeno and journeyed to our final stop in Italy, Milano. We were extremely fortunate to have had a beautiful first day in Massimeno, experienced their best snow fall for year on the second day and then have the weather clear up for our drive to Milano. We packed up our stuff, gave the apartment a quick clean and prepared our lunch before saying final good ... 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