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Florence

Last day in Italy

January 11th 2008
Yesterday saw us travelling from Florence to Venice on the Eurostar train. What an amazing place this is - it is hard to believe that they built these huge buildings on little islands off the coast. Our hotel is something else - right next to San Marco square where all the action is. It is really compact - they make the best use of all the available space. The rooms are exquisitely decorated and ... read more
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Italian Flag 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
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