Siena

Chapter 5 - DAY 9 - Siena to Rome

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October 19th 2011
Today was the last full day of our European Tour. We left Siena and headed to Rome for an overnight stay out near the airport to simplify things for tomorrow. If only it was that simple! SIENA Firstly though a big 'thumbs up' for Siena. It ended up as part of our itinerary almost by accident. Originally we were going to spend 8 or 9 days in Cinque Terre to unwind before we went home, ... 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