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Florence - Day 9

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May 4th 2016
This morning we found out that the bell tower right next door goes off at 7 am. ...so no sleeping in for us! In the morning we went inside the cathedral next door and got to see the inside of the duomo which has a beautifully painted roof. We'd planned to see the real statue of David but the line was too long so we did a bit of shopping instead. Later we did a wine tour in Chianti which has the be ... 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