Piazza michaelangelo

Firenze

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August 17th 2006
So Florence has been a beautiful small medieval city in comparison with the gigantic Rome. Enjoyed just wandering around from viewing point to market to little stalls. Didnt even go to see the real statue of david but there are replicas all over. ... 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