Baccalla and Chips at Quattro Leoni

David and the Uffizi

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October 12th 2014
Geo: 43.7687, 11.2569 Today was to be more of a rest day after two long day trips, and a chance to visit some of the museums of Florence. First up was the Galleria dell'Accademia to see David. We had purchased timed tickets for 10:00am which we were to pick up at the ticket office. We walked there and there was already a [PHOTO ... 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