Piazza del Gesu

Naples - Italy

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October 24th 2009
From Marja: In Naples we have strong focus on freedom of feelings and freedom of movement. What you see is chaos and disorder but that really is the result of our expression of we feel for our city..... Or something along those lines. This was the instructions from the audio guide in the hop on hop off bus to explain why the place is such a shambles. But they are kind of right. Despite the ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

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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