View from the village

Tempest on the Tower

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June 1st 2007
Since our arrival at the tower, we have experienced more than one medieval moment. Even though the tower is furnished with all the amenities of a modern house, living in it is not the same as inhabiting a 21st century home. The exposure to the elements is considerable even though the walls of the tower are 1,5 m (almost 5 feet) thick and the windows well sealed. Towering atop of a hill overlookin ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany

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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