Trevi fountain

The best ten

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September 24th 2009
I would have liked to have written a log daily, but travelling and being that organised is hard work, and the whole point is I am on holidays. so the best ten " loves" are as follows: 1. food : fine pizza 2. History and discovering the rich civilization 3. The beauty of some artifacts e.g. Trevi Fountain 4. The church towers and the Sistine chapel 5. Antipasta 6. Chanti wines 7. Fashi ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » San Gimignano

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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