Walking along the coast 01

Walking along the coast

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August 17th 2009
Geo: 44.13, 9.69269This morning Michelle and I left Genoa quite early and caught the train to Riomaggiore. We had arranged to meet Jess at this station. I wasn't going to come back here with the girls, having been here a few years ago. But I decided I would rather spend the day with friends than on my own, so I was back! ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre

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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