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Florentine "Must-Sees" and Families

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January 18th 2018
The "Must-Sees" of Florence The past couple weeks have been filled with the “must-sees” of Florence and the surrounding cities. Somehow we have managed to see the famous views at the Piazzale Michelangelo, the leaning tower of Pisa, multiple churches and chapels famous for their ancient frescoes and stained glass, the Istituto degli Innocenti, the Uffizi filled with renaissance artwork, ... 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