Verano's Recipe of the Day

 

The Papal States were once under the direct rule of the Pope.  The states were also referred to as the States of the Church or Pontifical States.  Because of this structure, the Pope became the ruler of Rome and the surrounding territory.  Bequests, gifts, purchases, and conquests to the papacy continued until the Papal States included nearly the entire region of central Italy.  Napolean seized much of this territory, and in 1815 the Congress of Vienna placed the Papal States under Austrian protection and restored most of the lost territory to the Pope.  However, in 1870, most of the territory was annexed by the Italy, reducing the Papal States' territory to the Vatican.  In 1929, the Lateran Treaty declared Vatican City an independent sovereignty.

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Tour of Northern Italian Dining