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Worthy of many visits, regrettably only two for me

Mellowing in Italy - Florence, Friday 2007 May 25

May 25th 2007
Our day started with my second visit to the Bargello Museum. I was happy to be seeing Donatello’s David. Again our group was disappointed with our tour's lack of licensed guide for the museum; however, some of us attached ourselves to a professor leading a group ... 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

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