The Island of Glass Blowing 18 Through the wrought iron

The Island of Glass Blowing

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August 11th 2009
Geo: 45.4574, 12.3549This island is famous for glass blowing. As soon as we got off the boat we were ushered to come and see a free glass blowing demonstration. It was quite good. Firstly he made a vase and then a horse. He quickly worked with the glass before it cooled down and was unworkable. We found it quite interesting and were fascinated by their skills. After the demonstration we had a lo ... 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