Venice by day Photo 2

Venice by day

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October 7th 2010
It was an early morning after our wonderful tour last night to catch our Venice Sightseeing Tour. We had a quick breakfast in the Lido then headed out on our tour. They used the same water taxis and dock as last night. We then walked over the first 4 bridges from last night then entered the Doges’ Palace. Venice was an Oligarchy that lasted over 1000 years. It was comprised of 300 families of po ... 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