Botticelli_The Birth of Venus

Florence, Tuscany

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January 12th 2015
Florence is, quite simply, beautiful. Beautiful people dressed in beautiful clothes, speaking a beautiful language, walking amidst beautiful architecture containing beautiful works of art or deliciously beautiful food. It is all rather humbling and sometimes, to be honest, a little annoying. No city should be this perfect! There are a few blemishes: the insistent gypsy beggar, overpriced gelato ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany

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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