Ponte Vecchio

The gardens of Firenze

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April 4th 2012
Today was an exciting dy for the ragazzi. We visited the some famous gardens and the galleries in the Palazzo Pitti. After crossing the river Arno, we started at Giardino Bardini - a large garden area at the Villa Bardini that is built on the side of a steep hill. It ascends to Belvedere and there are beautiful views of the city of Firenze to behold. A few drops of rain were the first time ... 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