Florence, Italy

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May 4th 2012
Florence Italy, what a city! Our planned 3 night stay soon turned into 5 after discovering a Tuscan wine tour in our hostel and planning a trip to Cinque Terre. The first day, Sunday, we found a cheap guesthouse to stay at that was a mix between a hostel and a motel with 4 beds in the room and designated shared bathrooms in the hallway for each room. This was the one place where the help did not k ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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