Duomo

Florence

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October 5th 2008
30/9 TRAVEL DAY TO FLORENCE Arrived in Florence at 3pm. At 5pm we headed into Florence as a group for a walking tour of the city before heading to the House of Sizzle - Red Garter for a group dinner. It was a great dinner. So delicious. 1/10 My first full day in Florence I headed into the city early with Trudy and Melissa and went to see the "David", which surprisingly I didn't have ... 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