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Ahhh the Dolomites

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July 16th 2013
Day 7 Monday July 15. Breaky and sandwich routine is second nature now as we head off to our hard walk. We leave on the Gondola right in the middle of town and we would return on the same equipment later. The walk is again on the high plain and effectively walking right around a huge mountain. This way we get to see into the next valley along as well as all of the way to Austria. The walk wa ... read more

Europe » Italy » Trentino Alto Adige » Ortisei

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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