Art & Religion in Rome

Religion, art, religion

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September 29th 2007
Up early to pack in as much as we can in the few days we are here. Walked to the nearest bus stop and figured out how to get to the Vatican. Took us forever to work out how to get a ticket for the bus, the drivers accept no money so you have to purchase the ticket from a machine, the machine is not located at the bus stop it was 500 metres down the road. So, it was a day of huge crowds, lots of ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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