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Perishable Florence

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June 27th 2007
Apparently, Florence has a bunch of painting and sculpture. Good for Florence. With all the emphasis on preserving the treasures of the past, it's easy to forget about the best part of Florence, the consumables. It took us about three days to find I Frattelini Wine Bar. This is not like a hole in the wall, it literally is a hole in the wall, like someone took a cookie cutter and pressed it int ... 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