Duomo di Pisa

Leaning Tower of Pisa

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August 8th 2012
October 2008 Now this was an interesting excursion. I'm not sure what I expected, but the setting of the Leaning Tower of Pisa is unique. This was another of those "wear comfortable walking shoes" day. We must have walked a half dozen long blocks from the parking area to the tower. Along the way we had to navigate numerous flea market sytle stands where hawkers accosted all us tourists ... 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