our Florence hotel

Medieval Florence and Michelangelo

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September 13th 2010
Today is travel day and our Eurostar train departes Rome for Florence at 1:15 pm. The ride was fast and comfortable. After getting checked in to Hotel de Croce Malta, we meet Rocky Ruggiero, art historian and listen to his presentation on Medieval Florence and Michelangelo. After dinner at the Hotel, we take an orientation walk and become familiar with Piazza Santa Maria Novella and the local gela ... 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