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Orvieto Cathedral Italy (14)

Orvieto north of Rome Italy 13 October 2013

October 14th 2013
Orvieto north of Rome Italy 13 October 2013 As mentioned in my previous blog, we decided to drive on towards Orvieto from Assisi on the same day as time was on our side. Orvieto is about 150kms due north of Rome. This is another town placed precariously on a cliff made of tufaceos stone which is a limestone rock. From the car park, we had to go up 3 very long escalators to get to the town. ... read more
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Italian Flag 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
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