Byzantine Cathedral

Venice

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April 26th 2007
I am in Love with Venice! Didn’t really see much of Venice when I was there for work, so it was a must on my places to go! Got in late in the day after an all dayer on the train to get there from Paris, had to change trains in Milan and as the first one was a bit late I had to do a mad dash to change trains, must have been quite funny for those watching, but it was not quite so fun for my back, ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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