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High up at Castellina di Belvedere Marittimo

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May 7th 2018
I cannot believe people live this high above town. On narrow steep roads. Ran into someone who two days ago was in sant'Agata, helping us find a family mauseleum 40 min from here. Here he was in belvedere Marrittimo at the castle and introduced us to a resident who.gave us a private tour of not one but 3 churches, and a home/grotto of San Daniele. Great pasta ...some of the best we have had, and g ... read more

Europe » Italy » Calabria » Belvedere Marittimo

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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