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All Roads Lead To Rome

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October 1st 2017
Including railroads. This saying refers to the vast Roman Empire of which Rome was the centre, with all roads (or Via’s as they were called in Roman times) leading to Rome. Even today, many of the Roads in Rome are prefixed by Via. We left our Hotel Locanda Ca’ San Marcuola early yesterday morning, as we had to catch a Vaporetto to Venice Railway Station in time for our 9.00am Italo train ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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