Exploring the Old Town 07 Statue

Exploring the Old Town

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August 24th 2009
Geo: 37.8531, 15.2878Jess, Andy and I went on a day trip today to Taormina. We caught a bus from Catania. The drive only took an hour and a half. This was one of the few holiday destination that I did not do any research for. Andy was in charge of research Sicily and he suggested that we come here for a day. The entrance to the town through Porta Messina was only a 5 minute walk from the bus sta ... 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