The tower

Florence

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September 21st 2007
Ciao! Well today we traveled about 1 1/2 hours on the Autostrada to Florence for the day. We had to park on the outskirts of town as they have a 'ring' around the city where you cannot drive. They have cameras set up to photograph your plates and if you do drive into the ring of the city and you don't have permission you will get a large fine! So we found a good spot and jumped on the number 1 ... 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