Trevi Fountain

When in Rome

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February 14th 2007
When in Rome...be mesmerised, be amzed, be inspired. Rome is an intoxicating city. One moment you find yourself almost being run over by a crazed (but determined) taxi driver or one of a million vespers (that seem to be the main mode of transport for citizens of Rome) and the next, you're standing before some amazing Roman relic dating back thousands of years and you can't help but be awestruck. I ... 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