Florence

Italy - Liguria & Tuscany

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May 11th 2011
Hi all, Wednesday 27th April. Leaving France behind and heading towards Italy was exciting, none of us had been here before so it was a new experience. The minor coastal road looked almost impossible in a large motor-home so instead we hit the motorway toll road and put San Remo into the sat-nav. The coast road might have been interesting but the A10 motorway was no less spectacular for scener ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Siena

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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