Basilica San Lorenzo

Photo taken from my hotel window so not great. This is actually a huge church and monastery and houses the tomb of Cosimo. The main church has an amazing alter designed by Donatello.

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More of Rome and onto Florence

January 21st 2017
Geo: 41.8955, 12.4823The next few days:The weather has been "iffy" – rain, intermittent rain, etc., etc., so I have used the time to plan some things. I went to the Termini Station and bought my tickets for Florence and figured out the best way to access Vatican City for my tour of the Scavi – the tombs below St. Peters. I also booked a ticket to hear “The Three T ... 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

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