St. Mark's Square

Venice & Florence

---

September 23rd 1974
Day 11 Monday Patty Dorsey Murphy Florence, Italy Nice mild We took a tour of Venice in the morning. Went all thru St. Marcos with a tour guide. Saw a glass display. Sat on St Mark's Square for lunch. Drove thru Appinnes Mts. Ate lunch in Bologna...on to Florence and the Auto Park Hotel. Quiet evening ...in room early. Tomorrow we tour Florence and off to Rome. Dianne Dors ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

---

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