Muarno Island

Venice - Murano Island and The Campanile

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February 25th 2007
We knew how to start the day: gorging ourselves on Italian toast overlooking our canal. Today we decided to wander up through some ‘off the beaten track’ pathways to discover beautiful canal crossings around random corners. After making sure we got lost a few times, we made out way to Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo in Castello. Another amazing Cathedral, this one was built in the 13th-15t ... read more

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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