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The dancing waters aboard the Royal Princess  
   

The dancing waters aboard the Royal Princess

Chilling in Civitavecchia

October 14th 2013
The title of this blog doesn't quite work unless you know how to pronounce Civitavecchia. (chiv-it-a-veck-ia) The temperature for the past few days has been in the high 70s and today was no exception. Most excursions from Civitavecchia visit Italy's capital, Rome. Rome is 1½ hours by motor coach and about the same by train should you wish to do your own thing. The trains are fairly regular b ... read more
Europe » Italy » Lazio » Civitavecchia

Italian Flag 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
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