Cathedral

Orvieto

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July 14th 2008
A hillside and we mean hilltop really, town in Umbria. A funicular took you to the top of town, but we drove right into the centre in front of the cathedral. It was what you would imagine, four or five story terracotta bu8ildings, narrow lanes, people sitting in door ways, cobbled streets, a cathedral painted from tip to toe with biblical scenes and lots of al fresco dining. Unfortunately we arriv ... 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