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Neighbourhood by Night

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September 20th 2016
Geo: 41.8955, 12.4823We arrived back in Rome just after 9:30pm. On the walk back to our apartment we stopped to take some photos of the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica as it was really nicely lit up. We also noticed that it was surrounded by armed military guards. Tonight the city seemed very quiet. We were a little peckish, so went in search of take-away food. There weren't many options that ... read more

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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