When Did They Put THAT Church There?

Tour Day Five

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July 13th 2008
It was another early morning as we had to leave at 7:45 to head to Florence or Firenze in Italian. It was still raining so we loaded up and left again in the pouring rain. On the bright side, as we were driving towards Italy all the waterfalls were overflowing and gushing down the mountains. It was beautiful. Switzerland was probably the prettiest country we visited. On the way we stopped in Pis ... 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