Duomo

Italy

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July 28th 2007
So, our time in Italy has unfortunatey come to an end. We left Cinque Terra last week and headed to Florence. We just happened to have to switch trains in Pisa so we decided to hop off for a couple hour to check out the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Very impressive...it's REALLY leaning! A shocking amount as you can see from the pics. We eventually made it to Florence and spent the afternoon roaming ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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