ROME July 17th 2011 We have arrived early to Rome.
This is our 9 hour tour with a Private Guide named Max.
He took very good care of us today as the temperatures hit 40C.
This was a GREAT day! ... read more
Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome 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