La Cuccina

Appartamento Firenze

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January 30th 2008
Last night, a few new friends and I went to a small restaurant (and ordered wine of course) and then walked around the city. Seeing the Duomo for the first time was absolutely amazing! It is spectacular up close, so much more impressive than any pictures I have seen. I am looking forward to exploring it further and getting up to the top of the dome. We walked down through their "fashion district ... 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