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The Grand Canal

Venice - First stop in roadtrip through Italy

April 20th 2012
After the four hour drive from Innsbruck, our first glimpse of Venice was marred with apprehension and anxiety, as we missed the exit to get to our parking space in San Giuliano, and ended up driving directly across the causeway to Venice. Luckily there was no toll here, and we were able to turn around and go straight back after first catching a sneak glimpse of what we were to experience over the ... read more
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Italian Flag 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
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