Ponte Vecchio, Florence

Tuscany, Italy

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August 10th 2007
I arrived in Florence on August 1 - It was just as hot in the Tuscan region as it was in Greece. Florence is a lovely city and I spent a day just wandering around. I didn't see any of the sites, I just walked and ate - 3 gelatos in one day isn't too much is it?? Cocoa alla aranzia (not sure if that is spelled correctly) is my favourite - although Tiramisu gelato (combining my two favourite des ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany

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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