Mass at Santa Maria del Fiore

Took the train to Pisa, then Florence

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January 25th 2006
My whirlwind tour of Italy continued as I took the Eurail to Pisa for the afternoon. It is a cute city! I really like the slower pace compared to Rome. It was still pretty touristy right by the Leaning tower but it was fun to see the real thing. Florence was even more slower-paced compared to Rome. It is so beautiful in Florence. We saw the David, then attended mass at Santa Maria del Fiore. Th ... 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