The Giro on the way to Falcade Alta

Rasbro's Ramblings May 2014

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June 2nd 2014
May, glorious May, the month of my birthday (which was spent relaxing in a lovely campsite run by a nice Dutch couple in the hills of Rimmini near the town of Perticara). However, before then we explored the “heel” of Italy which consists of the mouth-filling regions of Calabria, Basilicata and Puglia. The first highlight of the month was the town of Matera and a two night stay at a peaceful c ... read more

Europe » Italy » Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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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