Rialto Bridge

Venice

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May 31st 2009
Over the recent long weekend in the UK I took an extended break to Italy to visit Venice and surrounds. I based myself in Venice for the 5 nights in a rather expensive but terrible hostel and then travelled around venice, verona and a day trip to the dolomites. Despite the heat and the humidity I enjoyed my time there. Venice itself had the most appeal from dusk into early evening when the water a ... 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