Pornanino & Castellina June 2nd 2006 The past 4 weeks of our trip has been spent living on an Olive Growing & oil making farm near Castellina in Chianti. The owners Franco & Lia Lombardi have been growing olives and making oil for the past 15 years. Prior to this time Franco was a engineer and project manager throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
Since moving to Pornanino Franco has become passionate about olive oil. He con ... read more
Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence 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
The Star family of Hamilton Brisbane Australia are off on a "long service leave" tour of Turkey, Italy & Singapore.
The family consists of Lucy 9yrs, Harriet 12yrs, Parents Helen & Mark.
We are all looking forward to our advertures during this trip.... full info