Streets of Palermo, Sicily

Italy Part 3

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September 10th 2008
Day 8 We left Rome for Villa San Giovanni (the toe of Italy’s boot) at 7.45am and arrived at 2pm. For this part of the journey I hadn’t planned every detail like I had for the rest of the trip - BIG MISTAKE! Maybe a map would have helped. So, we arrive at Villa San Giovanni and start to head for the ferry. I presumed that along the ramp to the ferry somewhere we would be able to purchase tic ... 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