Above Trento

Getting an Italian fix with stopovers in Trento and Malcesine

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June 22nd 2014
So, while enduring multiple weeks of cold, rainy weather in northern Europe I realized that I couldn’t go without a dose of Italy for the summer. I wanted somewhere that I could get out and do a little hiking and enjoy nature but that also was warm and had great food – so northern Italy was it for 5-6 days. I chose a couple places that I hadn’t been to: Trento and Malcesine. Trento was defi ... read more

Europe » Italy » Trentino Alto Adige

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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