In the stadium at Pompeii

Napoli!! The Ruins of Pompeii and the Island of Ischia

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October 7th 2007
I went to Napoli for the weekend!! We took a train from Florence to Napoli which was fun! Then took a train down the city of Pompeii!! (which by the way it was like my dream to see Pompeii!) We walked around the ruins which were pretty much amazing!! If you don't know, the ruins of pompeii are famous because of the fact that they were preserved so well because of the volcano, Mount Vesuvius, ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Pompei

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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