Coliseum

Rome in half a day

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May 26th 2006
Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, St Peter’s Basilica, St Peter’s Square A 5am start!!!!! Can you believe it? As it’s a special day at the Vatican today the local guide advises us to start our Vatican tour early to beat the crowds. What a struggle to get up! I must say once we arrive at the Vatican it’s all worth it. Our local guide Patricia leads us through the Vatican Museum, Sistine Cha ... 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