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Cruise Day 10, Naples, Italy

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June 17th 2013
Another early start today because we had booked one of the cruise trips to Capri, Sorrento and Pompeii. Aft leaving the ship we hopped on to a boat which took us to the island of Capri. We had to catch the cable car up the hill. There were heaps of people and it was really hot. We had a walk to the gardens of Augusto and a look in the perfume factory. It is really pretty here and lota of famous pe ... 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