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Villa del Balbianello

Day 23

June 10th 2015
Off to Lake Como today for a day tour. Caught the tube down to the meeting point. Leaving at 8.45 it was about a 90 minute ride to the first sight of the lake. The size of the lake is 146 square kms, and is surrounded by Swiss alps. The Italians tell us proudly that none of the lake crosses the Swiss border so it is all theirs. After a short tour around the town of Como, we board ou ... read more
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Italian Flag 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
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