Purple Mash with Saltimbocca

Hair Raising Climbs and Beautiful Lake Views

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October 1st 2014
Geo: 45.9877, 9.26198After breakfast today we walked to the ferry pier and purchased a mid lake ferry pass for the day and hopped on the ferry to Varenna. Again it was a beautiful day and far warmer than what we had predicted. Varenna looked gorgeous as we approached from the water. Our first task after getting off the ferry was to find the way ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Bellagio

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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