La Grotta

Il Ritorno a Firenze

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February 27th 2010
Not going to lie...part of the reason that I took Urban Studies is because we get free trips to cities in Italy. The first one? Florence. Score. After staying there for 3 weeks a few summers ago, I have been dying to go back. This past Friday that is exactly what i got to do, with the FrecciaRosa (the fast Italian train) tickets paid for by ECCO. I could have done without needing to be at the trai ... 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