Aria for Italy's unity sounds like an elegy
By Rachel Donadio | New York Times | Updated: 2011-03-27 07:28
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In Bolzano, Italy, many residents identify more with Vienna than Rome. Dave Yoder for The New York Times |
BOLZANO, Italy - This picturesque town in the foothills of the Tyrolean Alps became Italian by a twist of history, when Italy and Austria made a pact after the upheaval of World War I. With its German-speaking majority and reticent elegance, it still feels closer to Vienna than to Rome.
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