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The Roman Amphitheatre - built in the same style as the Colosseum, just smaller  
   

The Roman Amphitheatre - built in the same style as the Colosseum, just smaller

Ragusa to Noto, Syracuse and then Catania

September 6th 2018
We all wished we could stay another night in Ibla, Ragusa but unfortunately it was not to be. This morning we were back on our bus and our first stop was the town of Noto. Noto had once been destroyed by an earthquake and when the town was rebuilt, a conscious decision was made to rebuild it all in the baroque style, which made all the buildings fit together really well. The result of this is Noto ... read more
Europe » Italy » Sicily » Catania

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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