Starting to Climb

ERICE

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June 5th 2018
Perched 750m (2,5000ft) above the coast on a windswept isolated mountain, a small medieval, fortified town, with staggering views. On a clear day, you can spot the Egadi Islands and locals say even Cape Bon in Tunisia! Founded by the mysterious Elymians, who settled nearby Sagesta, who built a temple dedicated to the fertility goddess known as Astarte. The mountain was fought over by Romans and ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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