Some blue skies on the way to Napoli

Odyssey 2018 - Traveling from Sicily to Sorrento

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March 1st 2018
This morning we said farewell to our host, Claudio, at the Residence Schuler, and by 9:00 AM our taxi was on its way to the airport in Catania, an hour's drive south of Taormina. Weather conditions were pretty miserable, with lingering showers and chilly temperatures, but conditions began to improve by the time we arrived at the airport. We encountered a large crowd of passengers gathered around t ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania

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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