Azura

Another cruise?

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October 24th 2012
Almost 25 years since our last cruise so about time we had another! Our first cruise was in the Med. too, but involved a flight to Naples then cruising around Italy and up to Venice. Ports of call included Sardinia, Corfu, and Dubrovnik. It was all very luxurious (especially since it was free!) and something we promised ourselves we would repeat. So here we are, setting off with P&O Cruises ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Pisa

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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