Torri del Benaco/Lake Garda

European Adventure 2013

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October 26th 2013
Our last day in Italy and Torri del Benaco! It was a lovely sunny and mild day so we decided to grab the bikes again and head off around the lake. The track around the water’s edge ran out after a few km so we took to the road with the mad Italian drivers and serious road cyclists. It was a bit scary so not too many minutes later, we headed back to a lakeside eatery and had a light lunch. Ced ha ... 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