Caffè Pedrocchi

To Padua and Back

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May 13th 2010
Padova Today, we took a trip by train to Padua (Padova, in Italian). While waiting in the train station early in the morning, we decided to get some breakfast. This consisted of croissants, coffee, tea, sandwiches and even hamburgers! Once we arrived in the city, we visited the 16th century synagogue in the city's historical ghetto. Jews have had a presence in the city since the ... 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