Hills of Fiesole

Lunch in Fiesole

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October 26th 2012
Thursday Oct 25th. Took a city bus to Fiesole. Fiesole is a small town in the hills overlooking Florence. The views of the valley are really nice. Or would be on a clear day. It was smoggy today so it is hard to make out the Duomo and the hills beyond in the pictures. We had a nice long lunch and toured a few churches. ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Fiesole

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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