Nunzia Apartment in Rome.

Getting Ready

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April 30th 2014
Hi Peeps, We head off on 19 May, for 10 weeks, so there is a lot of planning to do. I'm just starting this blog and will add photos and maps as we go along. I just want to add a photo and see how quickly I can get my head around this blog, so here we go. Our first stop is Rome, the Eternal city, so we want to see as much as possible. Our apartment is near the Colloseum and I think it will be ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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