just a plaza

Florence, Italy

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October 5th 2005
Not exactly one of my favorite cities but I think if we hadn't stayed in actual tents and if we didn't get the 45 euro bus ticket fine then it would've been better. We did meet some people at the campground that gave us many tips for the rest of our trip so I guess that was a plus. I don't really know anything about Florence, it's pretty big and the view from the top of the mountain we camped on ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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