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Thursday Nine

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April 9th 2015
We had to get up early to be ready for our tour of the Uffizi and the Vasari Corridor. Quick cappuccino and a sweet and we hurried off to our rendezvous with Barbara the tour guide. She was wonderful – educated, enthusiastic and interested – and it brought the Renaissance and the art to life. We had to hurry through the Uffizi in less than two hours (phew) before jumping into the Corridor. It ... 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