MD on Paola's balcony

Day 21: Last Day in Otranto

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June 14th 2012
Today is our last day in Otranto 😞 I did some laundry, blogged and wrote postcards this morning. It was warm and beautiful, with a breeze starting to blow. By afternoon there were whitecaps and very rough water in the bay. This was our first mild taste of how rough a storm could be. Today was my visit with the art critic, Lucio Pozzi, at 10:30 am. He is an excellent critic and artist, ... 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