Trevi Fountain

Rome's 3 Cs: Churches, Cobblestones and Carbs

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February 22nd 2010
After only having two days of class, I headed off to Roma for a week on February 4th. (No no, I didn't just ditch for a week. There was a random break in my class schedule. I have no idea why. Spain is okay with ambiguities so they decided to never tell me.) Of course, most of my knowledge of Rome comes from the cinemas: Roman Holidays, Angels and Demons...and who can really blame me for that? ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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