San Giorgio Maggiore

Venice Travel Tips.

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June 18th 2009
Travel Tips. We stayed at Hotel Al Ponte Mocenigo. Santa Croce 2063, 30135 Venezia. Tel +39 041 524 47 97 www.alpontemocenigo.com Euro 150 per night. Experience the Venice of the 1700’s. Murano glass chandeliers, wooden beams, antique furniture. Good friendly service. Nice breakfast served in a tiny courtyard where geraniums and classical statues abound. Two excellent restaurants very ... read more

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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