Mark and Ben

The Secrets of Florence

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March 14th 2009
Ciao again! This is the second installment of the four part series I like to call my amazing winter vacation. To recap, I visited Pisa for one exciting day, and then I was in the lovely city of Florence for the next two. I love Florence. I have been to Florence for a day once before when I did a ten day trip through Italy and Greece. One day in Florence though, is not enough. I wanted t ... 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