Florence

Ahhh Tuscany

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June 21st 2006
Well I have been here in Florence for three nights and I think I have fallen in love with Tuscany. I haven't spent a lot of time in the city, but I have got out into the country and seen some lovely towns. I visited Orvietto a few days ago where the holy cloth with Jesus's blood is kept, and then yesterday I went to San Gimingano a gorgeous hilltop town dominated by ancient towers. It's so relax ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany

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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