Mantova

Italy 29 - Mantova a hot day and another wonderful castle

May 28th 2012
We had a plan A today and that was to go back to the Lake, board a boat for Sirmione the little town we could see across the lake and spend the day there. There is not a lot there apart from a small castle, some Roman remains and a few bars and cafes. The idea was to see the castle,the scavi (the remains ) have some lunch, waste a bit of time before returning home to Perschiera for tea time and ... 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

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