Now THAT's a Window!

Florence from the Tippy-Top!

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October 29th 2007
The first item on our "Stuff To Do Before We Leave This Great City" list was to go to the top of the Campanile next to the Duomo and check out the views of the city. When we woke up this morning the weather was glorious so we packed up and headed out. We are a pretty quick walk to the Duomo - quick by Florence standards, NOT San Diego standards. 😊 There are 414 steps to the top - thankfu ... 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