Tempio della Concordia

Valle Dei Templi

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May 3rd 2008
3 May 2008 There have been a few places on this trip that we have looked around and they have been enjoyable enough for us not want to leave. The Valle Dei Templi where we went this morning was one such. It is a series of three Greek Temples built on a ridge and linked by ancient city walls. Although we had previously been to Greek sites none had been in such an impressive position. We tore ... 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