The courtyard from above

Day Seven - Doges Place, Rialto and Lido

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June 10th 2008
Day Seven - Doges Place, Rialto and Lido Day seven was a free day for us, so we decided we needed some historical exposure. We joined another two couples to try our hand at public water transportation to Venice to see the Doge's Palace. The Doge's Palace was the seat of government and Doge residence during the period that Venice was it's one governed state around 700 to 1700 A ... read more

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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