John on the Spanish Steps

Out and About in Rome

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May 22nd 2014
Over the past couple of days we've put on our walking shoes and hit the sights. We have mastered the Metro and have wandered around, getting lost and also discovering little streets and shops off the main drag. A French couple who were also lost helped us to find the Spanish Steps and after I bought a big map of Rome we were organised. Off to the Trevi Fountain we went and we were so pleased we we ... 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