The Map room

Borghese and Vatican

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June 7th 2008
Last day in Italy! Got to the Borghese a few minutes late ‘cos we thought we didn’t need an alarm (Ha!). This was definitely the best of the museums we went to - thanks again Chris and Rochelle for giving us the tip(s)  Berlinni’s sculptures are sublime, and I particularly remembered from Archi days, and loved - the paintings by Carravagio. Just a really great mix of Painting, drawing a ... 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