Fiumicino Canal

Final Day - Fiumicino

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May 30th 2012
Geo: 41.7715, 12.23Last day of a pretty amazing trip. This morning we walked down to the harbor. There was lift bridge for boats as well as pedestrians. It was interesting to note that the brick sides of the canal are being rebuilt. One can only imagine how long the originals have been there. We saw fishermen packing their nets presumably after a morning fishing expedition. Then through the town ... 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