Viterbo Photo 2

Viterbo

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August 27th 2011
On Saturday morning we all met at the bus top to take the local bus to the nearby town of Viterbo. Entrance to the city is through ancient gates and the historical center is still surrounded by medieval walls, built during the 11th and 12th centuries. We began our tour with a visit to the church of San Francesco, which was built in the year 1237. However, in 1944 the church was partially destroyed ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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