Cobwebs

From Gubbio to Rome

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January 8th 2014
Geo: 41.8955, 12.4823We woke early - the bells had rung all night, and whilst I thought they were romantic, Steven had been woken every 15 minutes, listening to their loud chimes. Still, it seems petty to complain about the bells that have rung for hundreds of years in this pretty hill town!The breakfast at the hotel was lovely - nothing was too much trouble, and the kids ate well. Then, all ... 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