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Torna a Ravello

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April 11th 2013
The last time we were in Ravello was when we came here a few years ago with Jan and Robert. Ravello sits up very high above the Gulf of Salerno at an elevation of about 1200 feet. Founded in the 5th century and formerly an important wool-producing town, it is chiefly now known as a tourist destination, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is renowned for its beauty and its ceramics. Wagner r ... 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