Near Folgaria

From the Italian Alps to the Plains: Folgaria and Loreggia

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September 25th 2016
My next two weeks were at a camp in the northern mountains called the Dolomite Alps, near the town of Folgaria. It was an overnight camp, and we all stayed at a hotel together, not with a host family. Because of the intense nature of the camp, we couldn’t travel that much while there, but we were in the mountains, which made up for it. Every morning I woke up to views of mountains all arou ... read more

Europe » Italy » Trentino Alto Adige » Folgaria

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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