Ponte Vecchio

Firenze

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July 13th 2011
Geo: 43.7687, 11.2569It's time to move on again, this time to Florence, which is located inland away from the coast. No more swims at the end of the day to cool off in the hot weather we have been experiencing. As the highway that we need to travel on passes reasonably close to Pisa, we stopped off to have a look at the iconic landmark. The building really does have a significant lean. I r ... 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