Ravenna mosaic

Emilia-Romagna to Tuscany.

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June 23rd 2016
This is the fifth ‘episode’ of another of 'our' travel experiences. The collective ‘episodes’ (this being the fifth) describe our journey from our arrival in London, England (from the 2nd week of May) for an extended holiday in Italy. After a few days in London, we flew to Rome to begin a short visit to that city before hiring a car and deciding to point it in the direction of Nap ... 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