The Campanile, with San Marco square in the background

Part 8 - Venice

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August 2nd 2008
I was really looking forward to reaching Italy as having visited Florence before I knew that the food should be fantastic - it's nice to be able to look at a menu and instantly recognise all of the contents, and know that it's likely to be even better than in the UK. I was also particularly looking forward to Venice as it was a place which I'd always wanted to go to. Even after yet another ove ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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