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Lake Como

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May 21st 2017
Lake Como is lovely and the scenery is magnificent, but there is not a lot to do here. The chief activities are hiking and riding the ferries around the lake. I opted to try the latter today and enjoyed seeing some of the elegant waterfront properties. I understand that filmmakers like to use this area, but I didn't see anything that looked familiar. I took a number of pictures, but rather than tr ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Varenna

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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