Duomo

Santa Maria del Fiore and Duomo

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November 25th 2010
Awesome tourist day for us. We visited the Santa Maria del Fiore. We also climbed the 436 stairs to the top of the Duomo. There are about 50 small steps to our apartment. So after 1 1/2 weeks, we thought we would be ready for the Duomo climb. We had a little shortness of breath, but the view from the top was absolutely worth it. David said he could stay up there all day We went at about noo ... 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