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Day 14: Rome to Corfu

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May 2nd 2005
A chance to take a guided tour of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii as we head across Italy to Brindisi and our overnight ferry. Was in the biggest rush this morning. Only got 4 hours sleep and had to leave at 7.30. Breakfast was at 7, and they wouldn't let us in earlier so it was a big rush to get our stuff to the coach and mop and sweep our cabins in time, and make sure we had our da ... read more

Europe » Italy » Apulia » Brindisi

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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