Florence to Sorrento

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September 5th 2016
Morning walkabout in Florence, checked out all the historical sites - this place is so old. We ended up in the square of statues and the statue of David amongst others. Later a bit of light shopping. Florence is the home of Michael Angelo and Leonardo Davinchi in this area. Next off to Sorrento. Nice drive, skirting Rome and coming up on Naples or Napoli as the Italians call it. Quite a larg ... 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