The Cathedral of Florence

Museums in Florence and Wine Tasting in Tuscany

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June 22nd 2008
Been a busy couple of days, so craming both into this entry... Yesterday was our day trip back into Florence. We got up at different times (I personally skipped breakfast to catch a little more sleep - Rhiannon did too). Finished collecting the line-dried laundry and packed up for our day in Florence. We got our bus tickets at the Villa office ($1.20 euro each way per person), and the bus st ... 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