St Marcs cathedral Venice

Summer Holiday in Italy

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August 2nd 2006
02/08 Ariive in Venice check into campsite and find our tent quiet drink and some tea then off to bed. 03/08 Woke up to heavy rain but get organised and off into the city. Amazing city with canals and maze like streets. Had a gondola ride around the canals then into San Marco square sightseing beautiful architecture St Marcs cathedral awesome sight. 04/08 Raining again but still real warm, g ... 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