Vatican

Rome - May 2011

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June 22nd 2011
This year I returned to Rome for three days of freedom. I have been to Rome before in 2008 during my 2 weeks Italy trip through Venice-Florence-Rome. Loved it so much that I promised I would return soon despite my long time promise to never come back to the same city twice :p. May is the perfect time to visit Rome. Summer months (and especially August) are very hot and winter...well when u are a ... 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