Pantheon

Another wonderful day in Rome

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August 21st 2016
Enjoyed another beautiful day in the city. We started our day in Piazza del Popolo. We made our way to the Pantheon and Piazza Navona. We had lunch at Piazza della Maddalena. We stopped at Piazza di Spanga and the Spanish steps. We did some shopping and went into Tiffany's because we needed to escape from the heat....we didn't buy anything there. ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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