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Rome and the Vatican

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July 30th 2012
Okay, before I start this segment, I just have to say that anyone planning a trip to Italy should start anywhere but Milan. Everywhere we've been since Milan has been amazing in its own way, more than worth the visit, and several we would return to again, Rome certainly being high on that list! We left Geneva early Friday evening (the 20th, home safely now and trying to catch back up!) and ... read more

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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