One of the islands in the Lagoon of Venice

San Marino to Venice

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September 15th 2016
We went to the markets and bought a couple of items, had to go down in a funicular (gondola). A wee walk around San Marino-so lovely but the hills are a killer. Next we drove to Venice, checked into the hotel and then took a boat ride into Venice for Venice by night with dinner. There are 6 cruise ships in but luckily for us, the passengers were all on board having tea so Venice was relative ... 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