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One day in Florence is not enough

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March 17th 2010
Geo: 43.7687, 11.2569We left the apartment early in the morning to make our way to Florence. We took the Metro to the Termini train station, then took the train to Florence. It was a short one and a half hour ride in a first class coach. On the trains, we could make reservations, but we could not select the exact seat. We were seated across from each other with two businessmen sharing the ta ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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