A Statue in Palazzo Medici Riccardi

Last Day in Florence - Markets and Shopping

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October 13th 2014
Geo: 43.7687, 11.2569 Today was our last day in Florence before transferring to Rome. We decided to visit the Mercato Centrale, where we found the most amazing French pastries for morning tea. We also had a wander through the San Lorenzo market and purchased some trinkets.[PHOTO_ID_L=a-st ... 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