The Pieta

Italian Adventure!

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October 13th 2012
St. Peter's Basilica We get up EARLY to be at the Basilica when they open at 7am, to avoid long lines and crowds. We are not alone, there are probably already a hundred and fifty others there, but security moves quickly and it is not long before we are on the steps of the Basilica. Our timing is very good, we get to see the sun rise from the steps, across St. Peter's Square. ... 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