Canals

Venizia

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September 16th 2011
We have had two nights in Venice already – how time flies by. We have a lovely little boutique hotel and were upgraded to a canal view room, which is lovely. From about 5pm we can hear the singers and musicians on the gondolas pass our room (Gondolier ride is about E120, but you have to pay extra for the musicians, so we are enjoying them each night for free.) Everything is dearer in Venice o ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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