10 fascinating facts about Italian culture
Italy is many people's dream European holiday location. Italy has so much to offer, from the Colosseum, the Pantheon and the canals of Venice, yet there are so many more hidden facts about Italian culture, that you probably didn't know!
Italy as a country did not exist until the 17 March 1861, under King Victor Emmanuel II of the House of Savoy, who were the kings of Piedmont-Sardinia. Before that, Italy had been divided up into several duchies, small kingdoms and counties.
Italy was a monarchy between 1861 and 1946, where the country then became a republic after the end of world war two.
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