Leaning Tower of Pisa

Firenze and Pisa

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July 14th 2013
We left Rome and took the train back North to Florence. Here we stayed at the loveliest bed and breakfast, huge room and bathroom, A/C, decent food, and an amazing host. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone thinking about visiting Florence in the future. She greeted us at the door and pulled out a map to highlight all the things that we may want to see and the best ways to walk to the ... 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