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Monday 6 - Pasquette

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April 6th 2015
Up and at ‘em with the idea of getting into the Pantheon before the crowds … disappointed because it is a holiday for the church and Rome (Pasquette – day after Easter) and they had church services starting at 10:30. Cold outside with a wind so we bundled up and made our way up the Capitoline Hill to meet a friend of Rosella’s, Arianna Natasi, who has agreed to take us on a tour of the Pal ... 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