Crossing a bridge

Venice

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September 28th 2009
Venice 22nd-23th September. Things to do and see in Venice: Head up the main canal in a vaporreti for your first glimpse of Venice life. Stay in the heart of Venice at Hotel Rio. Catch up with friends from half a world away (in our case the Wilkies- Fi, Al, Georgie and Lizzie). Walk the lovely back streets of Venice and window shop along the way. Visit Piazza San Marco at ni ... 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