The huge Etruscan Arch. The top section is Roman

Perugia

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October 9th 2018
09 October 2018 Perugia, the capital of Umbria, is only about 40k east of Passignano and linked by a regular train service which we used today. The historic centre is 1.5k uphill from the railway station and the two are linked by a sort of cross between a lift and tram called the Mini Metro which we also utilised. At the centre of Perugia is busy Piazza IV November with 14th centu ... 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