Pompeii center

A little more in Italy

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February 13th 2008
Alright, so a few more fast-paced days have passed in Italy. We left Rome a couple days ago and took a train down to Naples. After getting settled in to our hostel we headed out for a little bit of sightseeing our first day. Naples is the birthplace of pizza as we know it and it is known as the home of the best pizza in the world now. So first we headed off to one of the highest recommende ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

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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