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Background: 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 established a Fascist dictatorship. His disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, sluggish economic growth, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the prosperous north.



Links: Tuscany Travel Blogs (1286) | Tuscany Travel Photos | Italy Travel Forum | Italy Facts | Map of Italy

Areas in Tuscany: Arezzo | Barga | Borgo di Vagli | Castiglione della Pescaia | Cecina | Cortona | Florence | Lastra a Signa | Livorno | Lucca | Monte Amiata | Montepulciano | Orbetello | Pienza | Pisa | Pistoia | Radicofani | San Gimignano | San Vincenzo | Siena | Viareggio | Volterra

14 hours ago: Travels with Tom and Alice published a blog
Florence, Italy
May 12th 2008  Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence
May 8, 9, 10, 2008 FLORENCE, Italy Thursday morning we left Milan for the ½ day drive to Florence. ( Firenze ). Again a great, easy drive on a good highway through the beautiful Italian countrys ... [full story]

2 days ago: 57eev published a blog
Ciao bella from viva Italią!
May 10th 2008  Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence
Bonjourno from Italy! Gotta be quick and I can hardly use this keyboard. Having a blast, sorry no pics again, canąt work it out. France was AMAZING and Monaco was incredible. Saw the F1 tra ... [full story]

4 days ago: JennaChris published a blog
Europe 2008 - Day 19
May 9th 2008  Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence
Sorry we got caught off from the phone last night mom. Since chris and I booked all of our hostels through hostelbookers.com, they sent us a free phone card. The only problem was, when we finally co ... [full story]

May 7th 2008  Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence
How is it possible to sum up the last two weeks in less than 100,000 words? It's basically been the happiest two weeks of my life; I've been so many places both in and out of Italy, and I've also expl ... [full story]

The Journey to Italy Begins
5 days ago: alisha87 published a blog
The Journey to Italy Begins
April 25th 2008  Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Siena
To say the least, Italy was an adventure. I left my dorm at 7:30 AM on Thursday and finally got back at almost 2:00 PM on the following Tuesday. During that time, I visited five different cities: ... 6 photos [full story]

6 days ago: Mark42 published a blog
2nd Entry (Finally)
May 7th 2008  Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence
Hey all! I know it's been a while since I blogged, but internet access has been expensive and we've been real busy. Everything's been expensive, thanks to the weak dollar and rising EU prices, but ... [full story]

6 days ago: JennaChris published a blog
Europe 2008 - Day 16
May 6th 2008  Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence
Hello Everyone! Sooo... we made it to the bullfight, barely! We arrived in Ales at 1615. We decided it may be better to take a cab to the hotel instead of trying to find a map and navigate our ... [full story]

Florence 01/05/08
6 days ago: linlithgowloyalontour published a blog
Florence 01/05/08
March 29th 2008  Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence
Making History!! Well these trips are coming thick and fast. To this end we didn't have many on this trip,however they all told me they were saving for Manchester!! How right were they?? As ev ... 52 photos [full story]

Day 18: Pisa and Livorno, Italy
May 2nd 2008  Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Pisa
Today we woke up at 6:30 to get ready for another tour. Our ship was not able to dock in Livorno as early as planned, so the people going on excursions all had to be dismissed late. This caused quit ... 5 photos [full story]

May 1st 2008  Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence
My time in Italy, though not that long, has been great. I started out in Rome and saw most of what there is to see in the city (although I'm sure there are still tons of hidden churched, piazzas, and ... [full story]


Tuscany Blog Entries

The Duomo
The doors to San Domenico
View of Florence
Photo 47
View of the Doumo from Boboli Gardens
Boboli Gardens avenue
Ponte Vecchio views
Collegiata
Iron Shop
Fresco painting of the Duomo
Statue in the Duomo facade
Singing some bossanova with the Italianos.
Jason and Felicia
Entry of Palazzo Vechio
Street Art
The 17th century church of San Frediano

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