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Thursday 16th

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April 16th 2015
John was up early and walked to Realto Bridge and got some pictures. Took the vaporetto (water bus) back to San Marco and got some more pictures. Then breakfast together before a quick walk to the church of San Giovanni e Paolo and its beautiful interior. Before our walk we made arrangements for lunch at Locanda Cipriani on Torcello in the northern part of the lagoon. We’ve been there before and ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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