Above the Museum

Day 13 - Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica/Square, Colosseum, and Tour dinner

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June 28th 2008
Day 13 - Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica/Square, Colosseum, and Tour dinner We entered our last official tour day as most of the group will be traveling home tomorrow. There are several in the group that will be staying one more day and others who will be extending their touring by visiting other countries. We will be staying one more day, so the dark clou ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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