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The train to Rome

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March 29th 2008
We left our lovely estate to head for the metropolis of Roma. Trains are the way to move in Italy. It is comfortable, almost lazy and lulling, to sit and watch the Italian countryside go by. But you know that ultimately you are arriving at another busy train terminal that will commence the next part of your Italian experience. After our driving experience in Florence, we all enjoyed the train. ... 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