Trevi Fountain

Day 12: Florence to Rome

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April 30th 2005
All roads lead to Rome and our Contiki village. This afternoon why not discover the ancient ruins of Rome with a local guide. Later, a walking tour of this ancient city will include the Trevi Fountain, Piazza Venezia, Pantheon and Piazza Navona. Got up early for our drive to Roma. Had breakfast and left at 7.30. We all had seats to ourselves on the bus as 14 people had gone on the trai ... 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