Domus Aventina

Europe Vacation - Rome, Italy

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April 1st 2012
Bonjourno from Rome! We are currently in Day 11 of our European journey. We never realized that the ferry/cruise boat, doesn't make any trips on Sunday, so we got stuck in Rome for another night....awww shucks! Overview: We arrived Friday afternoon, to a beautiful day and saw a lot in the afternoon. So much so, that we didn't have to take any tours on Saturday. There were only ... 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