Ponte Sant'Angelo

Day 1 - Rome

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April 25th 2009
Today we started by having breakfast at a small cafe near our B&B. We had pastries and amazing coffee that was so strong we had to add water to it. We then did a small walk through Trasteverre, the area we are staying in. It is so beautiful and cultural here, it is unbelievable. From there we walked to St. Peter's Square and Basicalla. We then stopped at a restaurant for lunch where we had pi ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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