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Florence

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May 3rd 2012
Hi everyone, we are having a great time in Florence. We are here for five days so we can see everything at a nice pace and take it easy as well. We went on a tour yesterday for 3.5 hrs, first on a bus for a look at Fiesole and then a walking tour around the historical area. Saw the building where Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa, the old palace and Piazza's. It was all very interesting to hea ... 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