Levanto

European Adventure 2013

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October 1st 2013
We farewelled our lovely host Arianna from Casa Fenoglio to drive to our next point of call Levanto, gateway to the Cinque Terre. On the way we had a coffee and a stroll through the town of San Remo where there was some luxury shopping to be had. As our finances didn’t really permit such an activity, we checked out the sumptuous Casino building and as a change from Catholic churches, the Russian ... 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