Gran Canal Taxi station

Venice Italy

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November 20th 2015
We finally made it after a long delayed trip from Phoenix due to storms in Chicago. Here at the hotel Fontana very lovely and old like the rest of Venice.a small city on an Island with no cars all canals using boats for all transportation' lovely Italian people, great food , centuries of culture and lots of wine. Visited BAssillico san marco,doges palace, piazzo san marco and the grand canal. Walk ... read more

Europe » Italy » Marche

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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