Day 2 : Exploring Rome and the Colosseum 20190907_085153 Piazza Navona

Day 2 : Exploring Rome and the Colosseum

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September 7th 2019
Day 2 : Saturday 7 September : Rome and the Colosseum Off on our first real adventure. Graham’s leading the way. First stop (one of many, as it appears all roads lead to) Piazza Navona. Onto the Pantheon (free), a former Rome temple built in 125AD. The place is alive with so many people. Its magnificent inside and has a hole in its roof (intentionally). Onto Piazza Venezia and the monume ... 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