Rome

Italy - UK

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August 12th 2007
Hi everyone! Sorry we haven’t been able to do another blog for such a while - its been crazy! So, we start with Italy. We spent 3 days in Rome before the Contiki tour started which worked out really well. We had some fantastic meals - soooo yummy! Found some more 1 litre beers - yummy too! And did all the sightseeing stuff - so cool! The Collosseum was interesting. The line to ge ... 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