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Italy II: Florence-Cinque Terre

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August 24th 2015
Florence: After a quick train ride in a Trenitalia High speed train, we arrived at the St Maria Novella station, a short 25 Min. walk from our apartment, a bit on the hot side but thankfully no stairs on the way 😊. Again, all at the apartment worked great, Cristina, our host was there to receive us into a beautiful apartment, just on the other side of the river Arno (oltrarno). Living like ... 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