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Orvieto to Rome

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June 11th 2012
Orvieto to Rome Monday 11 June, 2012 I’m feeling a lot better today. Whatever was making me feel ill has gone and my energy levels have improved. I took the train from Orvieto direct to Rome around lunchtime and the trip only took about an hour. The countryside im Umbria is similar to Tuscany, with lots of hills, though I didn't see many hilltop villages. Further ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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