Gubbio

Umbria

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July 1st 2013
Geo: 42.1299, 12.1734(We have not used the Internet for a few days, so now time for a catch up.)Friday - we knew that it would be a long day's travelling, but as we left Punta Sabbioni in the morning after a night of on and off thunderstorms, it was not one of our more memorable days.Once on the motorway, we passed Venice, Padova, Ferrara, Florence, travelling through mixed weather, sta ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio

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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