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And so to Italy........

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September 2nd 2016
We left Switzerland with its stunning views at 12pm (after a refreshing swim in the campsite pool) to head for Italy for the relaxing leg of our holiday. Arrived at Camping Orta (on Lake Orta) just before 6pm after a longer drive than we had anticipated via the Susten Pass. By 7pm we were set up (bikes off rack; motorbike out of garage; awning out and portabote assembled) and heading to the onsite ... read more

Europe » Italy » Piedmont » Orta San Giulio

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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