Goodbye sun

Along the west coast

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April 22nd 2008
22 April 2008 The weather had become changeable again, so it was a good time to visit the Paestum Archaeological Museum which contains Greek and Roman finds from the site and around. The highlight for us was the Diver’s Tomb including stunning Greek paintings from between 480 and 470 BC, the best being the diver after which the tomb is named. The paintings are unique and are therefore kept in ... 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