Italy April 22nd 2006 Rome, Vatican, Siena, Pisa, Cinque Terre, Venice....blog to come later!! ... read more
Europe » Italy 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