Ponte Vecchio

October 3 Florence

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October 3rd 2010
Today began early as we caught the 8 am shuttle from our hotel to the center of Florence (at the train station). We then walked to the Ponte Vecchio where we met our tour guide for a tour of The Best of Florence. Angelo was a helpful guide who told us some important facts regarding the Medici family and the history of Florence. We saw the Palazza Vecchio, the Duomo, and ended this portion of ou ... 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