Pope Benedict XVI

Ciao Roma

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June 8th 2007
"It reminds me of Indiana" - That's what Hannah expressed as we were making our way in from the Airport towards Rome's city center. Our hotel, Residence Palazzo Al Velabro, is situated right next to the Roman Forum, where we can easily access many sites on foot. Our first day we walked through the Forum - it's essentially where Rome began. Later in the day, we walked to the Trastevere neighborhoo ... 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