Borghese gardens

Rome Borghese

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September 23rd 2008
Rome - September 21 (Geoff) Today we went exploring again. We knew there was a whole lot to see in our area that we hadn't found yet so we checked a couple of books that are in the apartment, got our bearings and headed out on the town. Mind you this was after a very leisurely start at 10:30 am. We have a tour of the Villa Borghese galleria and gardens this afternoon so we were particula ... 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