Florence Cathedral

On to Florence

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June 3rd 2016
Geo: 43.7687, 11.2569We left Rapallo this morning to a pretty steady rain. We drove about 3 hours to Florence, where the rain had stopped. We toured the Florence Cathedral, the medieval Ponte Vecchio, along the shore of the Arno River, and spent some time at a couple street side cafes. ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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