The Colluseum

Italy 2002

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August 28th 2002
10 days in Italy staying in Rome for 5 nights before moving to Florence for another 3 and ending in Pisa with a visit to Pompeii, a drive through Naples and a quick stop in Sorrento. Rome The city founded by the twins Romulus and Remus is full of famous tourist sites and follow the tourist trial we did, seeing all the usual sites: The Roman Forum, The Colosseum, The Vatican Cit ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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