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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]
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] Blog: Italy: Rome, The Vatican, Florence, and Venice
Date: June 18th 2002
Italy is the country to visit when someone thinks about ruins, history, and the arts, but what I saw was more than that. I had a very pleasant stay in this boot-shaped nation (look at your map), that I would tell my friends I'll move to Italy anytime if someone offers me a job there. We arrived in Rome early morning after an overnight train travel via Eurail from Paris. Once again, we saved on ... read more
Date: June 18th 2002
Italy is the country to visit when someone thinks about ruins, history, and the arts, but what I saw was more than that. I had a very pleasant stay in this boot-shaped nation (look at your map), that I would tell my friends I'll move to Italy anytime if someone offers me a job there. We arrived in Rome early morning after an overnight train travel via Eurail from Paris. Once again, we saved on ... read more
