The view to Palermo from Monreale

A day of administration and the Monreale Cathedral

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April 12th 2013
Today's Gelato flavour - GMB- Sicilian Cassata Weather again fine and sunny,low 20's. As promised by Fausto the sun was streaming into our bedroom and onto the breakfast terrace and even at 8.30am it was warm. There was also a light breeze and with a mound of washing to do we were going to appreciate having that breeze to dry clothes quickly. We haven't been able to replace ... 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