Basilica S Vitale

A wonderful day of contrasts!

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January 7th 2014
Geo: 43.3535, 12.5795We started the day in Ravenna, with a hearty breakfast of bacon (not like ours!) and eggs, and croissants etc. Tom asked how they cook the boiled eggs in Italy - in Australia, his come without shells....think I'm spoiling those kids! Steven and Matt were feeling a bit off, so breakfasted lightly...then out of the hotel and off to see the sights.We had it planned like ... read more

Europe » Italy » Umbria » Gubbio

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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