Bistecca alla Florentina

Welcome to Florence

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October 8th 2014
Geo: 43.7793, 11.2463 After a leisurely final breakfast with lots of people watching we took off for a final wander to see the Chiesa Santa Maria della Salute, and for a last look at Piazza San Marco.After checking out of the Londra Palace, we caught another James Bond style water taxi to Santa Lucia Station for our train trip to Florence. ... 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