In Duomo, Milan

Italian weekend in Milan, Rapallo, Portofino, & Vernazza

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May 26th 2013
As I am teaching in Prague again this summer I get the opportunity for weekend getaways and I try to take advantage of them. Fortunately I was able to secure a cheap ticket to Milan where I spent one night followed by two nights in Rapallo. This actually worked out pretty well for a weekend. From Rapello I was easily able to get to Portofino by bus and to the towns of Cinque Terre by train - and I ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria

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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