Roma Coliseum

Buongiorno, mi chiamo Galib

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April 29th 2007
Galib spent a week in Italy in April. He feasted on great pasta & local vino. Galib completed a whirlwind tour of Roma in a few hours. Highlights: Vatican City is a sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome. At approximately 108.7 acres, it is the smallest independent nation in the world. The current Pope is His Holiness Benedict XVI. ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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