Ponte Pietra

A rebuilt Roman bridge over the Adige River connects Verona to the pre-3rd century old town on the hill. Like many northern Italian cities they were under the control of French, Germans and various city states through their histories, up until the Unification of Italy under Garibaldi in 1861.

Verona

May 13th 2017
Geo: 45.4448, 10.9995Walking tour of Verona this morning. Super weather; clear skies with the temperature reaching 26 degrees. Then in the late afternoon a talk by the co-author of the book (then 2010 movie) "Letters to Juliet" and another tour dinner.The author Ceil Friedman described how each year thousands of love-torn Dear Dorothy letters addressed to Juliet are received by the ... 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

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