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Lago di Garda

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September 26th 2017
We left the snow capped peaks of the Dolomites yesterday morning, heading for the sunny shores of Lago di Garda, or Lake Garda. It is the largest lake in Italy, and is located half way between Milan and Venice. The lake has numerous small islands and five main ones, the largest being Isola del Garda, where in 1220 St Francis of Assisi founded a monastery. The lake has been the site of many ... 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