Amazing palace 06 Cage

Amazing palace

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July 30th 2006
Geo: 44.8423, 10.2457Caught the train to Mantua because I have seen photos of this city and it looked like a place worth visiting. Part of the city is surrounded by city walls. It was really quiet, not many tourists around. I went to the palace first. Wasn't allowed to take any photos in the palace, but it was really beautiful inside. Part of the palace incorporates the castle. There are ov ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Mantua

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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