St Marks Square

Beautiful Venice

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July 10th 2006
Venice was absolutely beautiful and definitely the most unique place we visited. We stayed 3 nights in a small bed and breakfast right near the theater. The view from our window? A meandering canal. If the windows were open, we could hear the Gondoliers singing ¨Santa Lucia¨ Every morning began with a nice cup of coffee and breakfast. The first day in Venice we visited the tourist hotspo ... 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