The 15th century church Sanctuary Santa Maria Delle Grazie near Stia

You Raise me Up(Josh Groban) - An inspirational Visit to Stia and Sanctuary Santa Maria delle Grazie - 22nd May 2016

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May 22nd 2016
It is another late breakfast. But that is the way we like it on the BBA V3. This morning we had a Skype call with our very good friends R & O back in Tauranga and caught up on the gossip. We often think back to the days when we started our adventurous travel and although this wasn’t the first trip we had undertaken it was probably the most challenging, during the 6 weeks we spent on the sub con ... read more

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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