Bologna

Parents Visit! Bella Italia—Bologna

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January 5th 2017
While I was in Lisbon, my parents lost themselves (literally and figuratively) in Venice for a day. Then they drove to Bologna, which was our rendezvous point. My flight was from Lisbon to Pisa. It was my first time in Tuscany, and I’d really only spent a day in central Italy at all (Rome) before. I had an hour before my train from Pisa to explore the city a little. I didn’t make it ... read more

Europe » Italy » Emilia-Romagna » Bologna

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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