Flower power

For Pitti’s Sake!

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May 16th 2018
Ian thought of that title! The Pitti Palace it was today, for Bev and me. Umbrellas and puffer jackets were needed this morning. Fortunately the palace is only about 200 metres up the road. We’re real locals now. We took the rubbish and dropped it off at the community bins on the way. An austere, brutalist-looking palace belies the treasures within. Surprisingly it was designed by Brunelless ... 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