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Florence, Italy

463 steps to the top of the dome!
Florence, Italy

April 1st 2011
FLORENCE, ITALY Florence is my favorite city and I was looking forward to sharing it with the students. In the morning we took a walking tour of the city. We toured the Duomo, walked across the Ponte Vecchio, and were treated with a local guide and history of the city, archecture and art. We even got the opportunity to see a leather working demonstration at a local factory... Fl ... read more
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Italian Flag 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
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