Bridges of Florence

Beautiful Firenze

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June 19th 2006
Florence is an absolutely beautiful city and the first day we just wandered around and admired. Also some of the best shopping in Italy. The campsite we were staying at was utter crap, it took about 45 mins just to get into town! really annoying had to walk 15 mins just to get to the bus stop. Went on a day trip to San Gimignamo, bought some nice, cheap wine and just generally wandered and spent s ... 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