Sarah

Florence

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July 15th 2011
Florence We arrived in Florence by train and were amazed to realise that our hostel was just down the road from the train station. So suitcases in tow, we made the 500m stroll down one of the main streets of Florence and just around the corner we found the place that we were to spend the next 5 nights. We got into the hostel and checked in with the owner who was amazing. It seems that little h ... 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