bridge of sighs

Europe 8: Historical Venice

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July 13th 2008
A day in Venice is plenty. We had planned to steer clear of the museums and churches and instead spend the day browsing through cultural Venice and its neighboring islands. The vaporetto stopped at the Rialto Bridge and we got out. The beautiful bridge was built in stone on a single arch during the 15th century. The bridge has three walkways: two along the outer balustrades, and a wider central wa ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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