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Naples, Sorrento, and Pompeii - Italy

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May 19th 2014
Naples, Sorrento (The Amalfi Coast), and Pompeii Although I said Naples, these are photos of mostly along the Amalfi Coast, our visit to Pompeii and distant photos of Vesuvius. This was our first tour on a bus with a guide. Overall the tour was pretty good but the tour guide on the bus seemed to think he had to talk nearly the entire time to ensure we got our monies worth. Too much ... 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