In the Vatican Museum

23 November to 30 November 2012

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December 2nd 2012
Yes, we left the van in Formentera, flew from Ibiza to Madrid, then flew straight on from Madrid to Rome. We spent four nights in Rome, and we walked our socks off trying to see all the great monuments in three days. Day 1 was Vatican museum, Sistine chapel, St Peter's square and San Augusto Castel. Day 2 was the Vittoriano, Venetian Palazzo and the Colusseum and Day 3 was Plazza Navona, the T ... 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