Duomo

From about halfway up the adjacent tower

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December 25th 2006
The early morning train ride from Siena to Florence was quick and easy. Florence's station was bustling with activity, even on Christmas, and so we had to thread our way through the throng to emerge onto the sunny streets of Florence. It didn't take long to get to the hotel this time -- the correct map helped! We dropped off our stuff and set off to find some grub. It being Christmas, there wasn't ... 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

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