Capuchin Catacombes

Mediterranean Cruise (Days 10-12)

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August 14th 2009
Our final two ports of call were Palermo, Sicily and Naples, Italy. In Palermo, my mom and I decided not to take a guided tour and we just went out for the day on our own. We first walked around the city and took a guided tour of Teatro Massimo, which is the biggest opera house in Italy and one of the largest in Europe. For those Godfather fans, on the steps of the Teatro Massimo is where Mary di ... 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