Wise Old Men

Day 14 - Rome, Italy

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August 29th 2008
Activities Capitoline Museums Campo de' Fiori Market Shopping on via Cola di Rienzo (Vatican City) and at La Rinascente Highlight(s) * Flavour of strawberries at market * Discovering some different neighbourhoods around Rome, mainly away from the monuments and tourist hoards * Great shopping at La Rinascente - easy to shop there, great quality produ ... 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