From the top of the gondola ride,Passo del Tonale

Tunnels and roundabouts all the way to Milano

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August 3rd 2013
The clear,fine and warm weather continues although this mornings temperature at Passo del Tonale was bit cooler than we have had in recent mornings it was still hitting 20C as the sun spread over the mountain town. Another breakfast included with the room rate and again there was good variety including boiled eggs although they were the hard boiled versions. We had two options to get to Mila ... 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