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Florence, Italy (Summer '04)

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July 14th 2004
Summer in Florence attracts the largest crowds. Most impressive about Florence is its Duomo, said to be the 4th largest cathedral in the world ... 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