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ITALY FOR THE DAY

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September 12th 2014
Decided at breakfast to pop over to Italy for the day and see the Ventimiglia markets. They stretched for miles along the waterfront. We stopped off at Monaco - Monte Carlo on the way back for a quick look round. Far prefer Cannes as a place to visit. Still very hot days. May do some trips into the mountain villages over the weekend. ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria » Ventimiglia

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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