Belvedere Square

Vatican Museum & St Peter's Basilica

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September 11th 2010
This morning we had a preparatory lecture for the Vatican Museum, and did we need it in the afternoon when we were walking through room after room of treasures. There's so much to see you can't possibly take it all in. At last, we get to the Sistine Chapel!! Yes, it is amazing! It was also crowded with no place to sit down and look up at the ceiling. But we did see it, even though we left shortly ... 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