Hotel Morgana

Antipasto

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August 22nd 2009
9:15 a.m. Rome Time A smooth descent begins over the Atlantic. We follow the coast of Italy southbound before turning east to approach Fiumicino Airport where we land (with applause, no less), pick-up our luggage in less than a half-hour. We take the “Leonardo Express” non-stop from the airport to Stazione Termini, Rome’s main rail station. The Hotel Morgana is about 5 minutes from the tra ... 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