Hall of mirrors in Palazzo Reale

Genoa

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May 24th 2008
24 May 2008 We got up at 6.30 in order to catch the early train to Genoa, arriving just after 9.00. having bought a day ticket for local transport made our way to the nearest metro station and headed for the medieval quarter. At one time Genoa was ruled by four families, each controlling its own area with its own church. However the black and white cathedral of St Lorenzo was on neutral territ ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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