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Saturday 18th

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April 18th 2015
After a nice rest, we woke to some sprinkles and the promise of rain later in the day. Breakfast and a few cups of coffee and tea and we were ready for the day. We had arranged for a tour of the Palazzo Ducale (Doge’s Palace) and met our tour guide early enough to avoid the masses of people who wanted to see the palazzo. Sara was wonderful. Highly educated and articulate, she had a love of Venic ... 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