Living Room

Day 8: Arrival in Otronto for Artist Residency

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June 1st 2012
Woke up at 6:00 am, packed, had the B&B breakfast of sweet cream pastry, pear juice and strong coffee. Managed to get my bag down the stairs and walked to the train station, about 5 blocks. I saw my nice train agent and asked him again to help me remember my schedule. It went like this: Gallipoli to Zollino: 9:25 – 10:03 Zollino to Maglie 10:07 – 10:18 Maglie to Otronto 10:19 – ... read more

Europe » Italy » Apulia » Otranto

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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