Isola Di San Giorgio Maggiore

Day 18 - Venice

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August 23rd 2009
The morning began to the tolls of the bells of the clock tower of the Piazza San Marco. We didn’t have much planned today, just to stroll around Venice and check out the sights. As we walked through The Piazza San Marco we found out about some glass blowing demonstrations on the nearby island of Murano during the morning. We eventually worked out where we were, found a waterbus stop and hea ... 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