Statue's in Florence

Day 30

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June 17th 2015
Another easy day with no plans. Late start and we stroll the streets and laneways, trying to find places we haven't seen. We find an artistic impression of feeding the world, with spoons stuck to the side of a wall and big spoon monuments. We also head back to the square with all the marble statues just to get photos for the blog. The replica of Michael Angelo's statue of David is ther ... 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