Detail on the Bell Tower

Florence

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September 27th 2006
Day 10 - Florence I'm afraid I didn't do Florence justice :-( Being slightly hungover and generally really tired from all the travelling, we headed into the centre of Florence on a very warm day to be greated by thousands of tourists. I did manage to last for most of a guided walking tour of the city though. It's another beautiful city which is considered by many to be the birthpl ... 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