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Venice - Day 5

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April 30th 2016
We had a big day today exploring Venice! This morning we had our buffet breakfast at our hotel (which we took advantage of!) and then started a walking tour around Venice. Our guide took us around all the parts of Venice that we probably wouldn't have got to see or know the significance of if we'd done it by ourselves. We went over the famous Rialto Bridge, walked through the local market place an ... read more

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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