Niki, tour guide and ruins

Pompeii

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April 14th 2006
Pompeii was a quick visit - definitely worth a look! We arrived and met our local guide to explain the story to us -starting with AD79 when the volcano 'Vesuvius' erupted and buried the whole city (20,000 people) and left behind the ancient ruins of Pompeii. There is actually a movie that will give you a good idea of the various stories he told us (You'll have to do a little resear ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Pompei

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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