Canals away from the tourists

The real Venice

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August 22nd 2012
We slept so well last night. We had forgotten what a difference AC makes and also what a difference a good nights sleep makes. Although we love the place we are staying in Montone, we are kept awake most nights by dogs howling and barking and there is no AC. We ate breakfast in the hotel and were shocked how bad it was. The cereals and pastries were fine but no one in the whole room was touchin ... 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