Dancing on our patio at Asolo

Asolo - town of one hundred horizons!

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May 23rd 2010
Geo: 45.7933, 11.9128We woke at Asolo to a crystal clear, blue day! As soon as we could, we were out the door to explore this town. We are about 5 minutes walk from the old town walls and gate, where there is a 16th century drinking fountain - the kids stop for a drink every time we walk past! Then, colonnaded streets with lovely (expensive) shops and restaurants, lead to a very nice piazza w ... 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