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Day 13 - Florence to Rome

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August 26th 2011
we had the morning in Florrence before heading off to rome. There was no way there was enough time to see everything as there was so much history in the city. So I went to one of the old beautiful churchs before heading back to the camp. We were off by about 1pm on the journey to Rome. Once we got to rome dave took us on a walking tour around to see the trevic fountain, spanish steps, roman ruins, ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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