The Duomo

Florence - Firenze

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April 29th 2010
On the way to Florence we stopped to have some wine tasting in the beautiful Tuscan hills. It was such a peaceful area. Would have been nice to relax in a B&B for a few days! We enjoyed a lesson on how they make Chianti and visited the dungeons of the castle where they store the wine. It was such a pretty vineyard and winery. We then sampled a few wines which were accompanied by delicious cheese, ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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