Cathedral of Santa Maria Del Fiore

Firenze

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December 30th 2006
Today was the first time that we did not get fog on the second day of our visit. It started in London, and followed us to Munich, Salzburg, Garmisch and Venice. Today, instead of fog, it rained. Actually it was a small drizzle and did us no harm. The day started with a tour of the “Wash & Dry” Lavarapido museum. The museum was filled with ancient machines that you feed your clothing into alo ... 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