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Uffizi Gallery and Cooking Class

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August 7th 2014
Just got back to our hotel for and afternoon pisolino. The past two days have been a blur of amazing food, art and adventures. Yesterday we went to the Uffizi gallery, an old palace that houses all the works of art commissioned by the Medici family. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelango, Bottecelli are just a few of the artists whose work can be seen in this beautiful museum. The lines for the main attrac ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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