portoverde

Sun, sea and sardines

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August 25th 2011
Spent the morning on the beach, I could definitely get used to this life. After a quick lunch I took the long walk up to the port area where I sat for a while by the lighthouse before catching the boat to the small town of Portoverde which is further south than Rimini. A lovely open top boat so amazing sea breeze led us into the circular harbour surrounded by very posh flats and expensive boutique ... read more

Europe » Italy » Emilia-Romagna

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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