Florence

The Heart of Tuscany

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May 1st 2008
Here's installment #2 of my last vacation! Libby and I left Rome Monday the 15th for Siena, Italy. The main reason I wanted to visit Siena was because it is the birthplace of my saint, Saint Catherine of Siena. Libby had already visited Siena and loved it, so it was ok with her. Our original plan was to spend one day in Siena and then visit San Gimignano. The directions to our hotel were a ... 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