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Olive Harvest in Umbria

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November 14th 2007
We left Cecina on a sunday. we decided to stay in Florence(Firenze) for a night to break up the 5 hour train ride. we had booked at hotel ester just around the corner from the train station. after dropping off our packs, we explored the city. we walked along the shops to duomo(cathedral). the design is so intricate and ornate that you just stare in wonder at the placement of each block the carving ... read more

Europe » Italy » Umbria

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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