Ripa Hotel

Beer in Rome

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March 19th 2010
Geo: 41.8955, 12.4823 So we found out that my Dad and his wife, Donna, were taking a trip to Sicily and asked us if we were interested in meeting them in Palermo for a few days. Of course we took them up on the opportunity and figured we could also make a stop in Rome for a few days and meet up with our friend Alex. Alex is the owner of an incredible bar/restaurant in Rome and is one of the ... 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