Signs to San Marco

Off to Venice

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March 17th 2010
Venice is awesome!! We loved the Cinque Terre but, after 3 days, it was time to move on. We caught the train for Venice out of Monterosso and changed trains in Bologna. Total travel time was about 7 hours. After 2 1/2 weeks, we've become pretty familiar with how the European rail lines work. It is very helpful to look up the schedules online before heading to the station. Then, when you get ... 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