Florence Venice and Milan Cities of Interest on a Rome Visit
W H Lebreicher recounts a 1911 itinerary through Florence Venice and Milan after Rome. He notes Florence as Garden of Italy with Arno river setting and renowned art and architecture including the Duomo, Venice’s canal city life and Grand Canal sights, gondolas and St Mark's square, and Milan as Lombardy’s capital with Galleria Vittorio Emanuele Duomo and rich trade.