Scuola Grande di San Rocco Interior

Venice, Veneto, Italy (Day 2)

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April 30th 2013
Tuesday 30th April, 2013. Venice, Veneto, Italy (Day 2) We disembarked the ship and walked to Piazzale Roma. We went to the same cafe as yesterday and posted our blog for Split. We then embarked on a walking tour of the nearby locale using the guide and map we bought yesterday. D put his tour guide hat on once again. First we went to St Rocco Church and the Guildhall of St Rocco. The church ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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