Rome Orientation 190903 25 Circus Maximus

Rome Orientation

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September 3rd 2019
We all had a slow start and about 10am we went for a walk to find the daily markets in Piazza di San Cosimato. It is only a small market but the fruit and vegetables were beautiful, both in terms of looks and freshness. We could smell the aroma of fresh peaches before we even saw them. Breakfast was in the Caffe di Marzio on the Piazza di Santa Maria, with a view of the Basilica di Santa Maria ... 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