Gallipoli

Exploring the southern tip of Italy

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October 13th 2013
October 13 On Friday our friends Brian and Catherine arrived. They are Americans, originally from Santa Cruz but most recently from Portland, who now live in Martina Franca, in Puglia. I first "met" Catherine through her blog and we connected after I read her post that showed rain in Portland and started out, "This time last year..." and reminisced about how different their lives were a ye ... read more

Europe » Italy » Apulia » Salve

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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