Ventimiglia -Old Town

Ventimiglia

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November 3rd 2017
The French call it Ventimellia however the Italians call it Ventimiglia & seeing as it's in Italy thats what we will call it. It is just over the border of France to Italy and all trains from Nice going in that direction will go that far and stop at Ventimiglia. There was a noteable difference to the immigrant situation on Italy's side of the border. Many males mulling about the station and many ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria » Ventimiglia

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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