Greek Theatre being prepared for a modern production. Good to see it being used for the purpose it was built

Siracusa

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May 6th 2008
6 May 2008 Maria, one of our campsite hosts arrived early at 7.40 to take us to the train. We were surprised that our tickets to Siracusa had to be bought at a bar. Arriving at the station, we learnt that a bus would have to be taken because of engineering works. From the station we made our way to Ortygia, andn island on which old Siracusa and mercifully survived the bombing of WW2. Our fi ... 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