Sanctuary featuring relics of holy manger

Mediterranean Cruise 2016 Day 17

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October 10th 2016
The ship has arrived in Citivecchia (the port city for Rome) overnight. We had packed last night and our main suitcases have already been picked up. It's a quick breakfast, then a wait for our colour to be announced for disembarkation. Processing is painless, but once we step outside the terminal, it's bedlam. Taking a tip from someone we met on board, we had pre-booked a van to lug ourselves a ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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