Some of the stones were used to build the nearby Sta. Aghasta Church.

FINAL DaAYS IN CATANIA

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May 22nd 2018
More views of Mt. Etna from Syracuse-Catania bus, plus a accidental treasure-a Roman amphitheater not far from our guesthouse. ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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