Sharing my favourite city with my friends August 10th 2009 Geo: 45.4345, 12.3384Jess and I flew into Venice this morning and we met Michelle at the train station. From here we caught the vaporetto (water bus) to the island of Lido- where our hotel was. ... read more
Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice 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