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Venezia

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June 17th 2006
Venice, Italy: Venice is beautiful. It is just as amazing and unique as everyone says it is, and even more so. You can really see how Venetian architecture has permeated the world after being in Venice for a few days. The best advice we got, and absolutely the first thing I will tell anyone going to Venice, is to stay near the train station! You do not want to be lugging your bags around the ci ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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