Rome

April 16th-19th – Rome

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April 19th 2009
It’s not true, all roads don’t lead to Rome; we found one that didn’t and had to make a U-turn! It was a pretty easy drive though through some lovely countryside along the scenic route (avoiding the autostrada again). It seemed to take us a little longer than we thought but we were in no hurry and we reached the campsite at about 4.30. It was a great campsite; huge but with not too many peop ... 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