One of the tapestries, difficult to believe it’s not a painting

Rome

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April 10th 2008
10 April 2008 Today was Vatican day. I had always thought that the Vatican would be in the middle of Rome, but in fact it’s a little away from the centre, the other side of the River Tiber. We started with a visit to the Vatican Museum, the highlights of which were the Galleries of Candelabra, Tapestries and Maps, Raphael’s Rooms and of course the Sistine Chapel (no photos of the Sistine al ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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