Ponte Vecchio Bridge

Mediterranean Cruise: Florence/Pisa-Day Six

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October 7th 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012 Up early again for our guided tour of Florence and Pisa. The drive to Florence took about 1 ½ hours. We stopped first at an overlook called Michelangelo’s Square. It offers a grand panoramic view of medieval Florence within the city walls. From there we drove through the city gates and began our walking tour by first crossing the Arno River on the Ponte Vecchi ... read more

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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