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The Vatican
Italy: Rome, The Vatican, Florence, and Venice
June 18th 2002 Italy is the country to visit when someone thinks about ruins, history, and the arts, but what I saw was more than that. I had a very pleasant stay in this boot-shaped nation (look at your map), that I would tell my friends I'll move to Italy anytime if someone offers me a job there.
We arrived in Rome early morning after an overnight train travel via Eurail from Paris. Once again, we saved on ho
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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 COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom