San Marco

Lots and Lots of Bridges

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March 31st 2008
The funny thing about Venice is that just about everywhere in Venice looks like everywhere else in Venice, but nowhere else in the world looks quite like the place. It is also a city that you need to get lost in - which is very easy, by the way - to really enjoy. Getting lost in Venice allows you to see the real bits of the city and to get a feel for how the people in the town actually go about ... 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