Palazzo dei Cavalieri

First stop - Pisa

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September 1st 2008
The first stop in our trip through Italy was Pisa. We landed late in the afternoon, and immediately picked up our bags and started walking to the city center. Our plan was to stay in Pisa only until around noon of the following day. Looking back I think that was enough, considering that our intention was not so much to get to know in detail each location, but to get a high level overvie ... 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