Florence

Florence, Italy

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June 20th 2007
On the way to Florence, the bus stopped at a neat little town called Orvietto. It's perched right on a rockface and overlooks a larger town. There was a beautiful Duomo there and little shops selling pottery, woven cloths and medieval souvenirs. I only spent one night in Florence. I have heard that there's less to do in Florence (besides museums, which I'm sure I'll get sick of later), and I w ... read more

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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